Anoint /(ȧ*noint")/
A·noint
Anoint
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anointing
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To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
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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.
Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
Phrases & Compounds
- The Lord's Anointed
- Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by “divine right.”
Anoint
p. p.
- Anointed. [Obs.]