01 v. t. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
imp. & p. p.
Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Anointing
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1.
To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.“And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.” — Dryden.“He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.” — John ix. 6.
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To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.“Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him.” — Exod. xxix. 7.“Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.” — 1 Kings xix. 15.
Phrases & compounds
The Lord's Anointed —
Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by “divine right.”