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əˈnɔɪntanoint
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Princeton's WordNet
anoint(verb)
choose by or as if by divine intervention
"She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate(verb)
administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Wiktionary
anoint(Verb)
To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
anoint(Verb)
To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
Origin: enoint, past participle of enoindre, from inungere, in + ungere or unguere ("to smear", "to anoint"). See ointment, unguent.
Webster Dictionary
Anoint(verb)
to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil
Anoint(verb)
to apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration
Anoint
anointed
Origin: [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See Ointment, Unguent.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anoint
an-oint′, v.t. to smear with ointment or oil: to consecrate with oil.—n. Anoint′ment, the act of anointing or state of being anointed.—The Anointed, the Messiah. [= an+oint. See Ointment.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anoint in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anoint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of anoint in a Sentence
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:
I think the whole race changed last night. Because you know there was a march among the chattering class to anoint Sen. Rubio.
Had it not been for Rafsanjani, Khamenei would have never become supreme leader. Those close to Rafsanjani say he rues the day he helped anoint Khamenei, they are the epitome of frenemies.
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- намазвам, смазвамBulgarian
- ölen, salben, schmierenGerman
- χρίω, μυρώνω, επαλείφωGreek
- ungirSpanish
- voidellaFinnish
- oindre, étendre, enduire, étalerFrench
- felkenHungarian
- օծելArmenian
- oleare, oliare, ungere, impomatareItalian
- ಅಭಿಷೇಕKannada
- whakawahiMāori
- zalvenDutch
- untar, ungirPortuguese
- hawiyQuechua
- смазать, мазать, помазывать, смазывать, помазатьRussian
- помазати, pomazati, namazati, намазатиSerbo-Croatian
- எண்ணெய் பூசிTamil
- అభిషేకముTelugu
- 膏Chinese
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