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Meaning anoint meaning

What does anoint mean?

anoint

— verb (= oil) administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing — verb choose by or as if by divine intervention She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group

Synonyms anoint synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as anoint?

anoint English » English

smear apply grease besmear oil spread rub on rub paint spread out inunct daub consecrate bathe anele unroll unfurl unfold suffuse stretch out stretch step up spread-eagle reach magnify layout increase extend expand enlarge embrocate dilute dedicate cover coat augment aggrandize adulterate tinge stroke spread with spread over smooth smear with oil smear over scrub scour salve polish plaster

Topics anoint topics

What do people use anoint to talk about?
Universe, creation World Solid, liquid, gas

Oil
Universe, creation Water

Wet
Person Life

Birth
Person Life Die

Bury
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Dedicate to religious use
Daily life Adornment

Anoint the body

Conjugation anoint conjugation

How do you conjugate anoint?

anoint · verb

Examples anoint examples

How do I use anoint in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

And for that purpose I'll anoint my sword.
And so we stripped our first whale. and boiled the blubber down to a fine, pure oil. that would keep the lamps burning in a thousand homes. the clocks ticking on their mantelpieces. and perhaps anoint the head of a king.
Beware, rather, if I lose consciousness, that they don't bring priests to anoint my feet.
I anoint you with this saving oil in Christ Jesus Our Lord, that you may have eternal life.
Thou dost anoint my head with oil. My chalice overflows.
I want you to shut yourself in a monastery, anoint yourself with ashes and repent for all your sins.
For that purpose, I'll anoint my sword.
Anoint them with Your HolySpirit, that theymaybeborn again in Your church, that theymaybecomeinheritors ofYourglorious kingdom.
I will do't. And for that purpose I'll anoint my sword.
Well, let us anoint these cursed twigs with oil as we anoint each other!
The contents of this very bottle were used to anoint the Saviour's feet.
But if you truly desire to make a new start the blessed urn of Apollo will anoint you with the purity of hope.
However, the day when this new race of humanity will clamor to anoint me as such is not far away.
Anoint me as Queen, Stanislaus.
You could anoint me in his place.
Well, don't tell me you've traveled 7,000 miles. simply to anoint your former pupil with a fireside poker.
Bring that mantelpiece to the desk, and anoint the palms!
Anoint the palm!
Anoint them with Your Holy Spirit, that they may be born again in Your church, that they may become inheritors of Your glorious kingdom.
You have anointed my feet, let Titurel's knight anoint my head that he may greet me today as king!
Dad, can I anoint the sores on his feet?
Thou dost prepare for me a table in the sight of my adversaries. Thou dost anoint my head with oil. My chalice overflows.
Though it's not essential I wanted to anoint him.
I want you to. shut yourself in a monastery, anoint yourself with ashes. and repent for all your sins.
Before you begin to anoint her for sainthood, let's get some of the facts straight, all right?
And, for that purpose, I'll anoint my sword.
Anoint it with his blood.
About some young swain of hers she wants me to anoint so she can wield the Sword of the Truth herself by proxy?
Let us all anoint our hands before we touch the baby Jesus for he has come to save the world.
It doesn't matter to them which one wins, cause whoever's running for President will be someone they anoint.
Let us anoint our guests in oil without using our hands.
With this crown, I anoint you King of the Britons.
We now anoint you with the Chrism of Salvation as Christ was anointed priest, prophet and king.

News and current affairs

And, though Oscar did not anoint Leviathan, the film deserves all of the accolades it has received.
The Party's upcoming Congress to anoint the country's new leadership for the next decade adds to its desire to manipulate public emotion.
Barack Obama's administration would anoint the Fed, whose history has been to recognize crises late.
Now, China is waiting for the current Dalai Lama - who is over 75 and has had bouts of ill health in recent years - to pass away, so that it can anoint his successor, too.
Until the Aliyev's came along, only North Korea's utterly loony Kim Il Sung managed to anoint his son atop a red throne.

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