1. To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to.
2. To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
3. To choose by or as if by divine intervention.
[Middle English enointen, from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inunguere, inūnct- : in-, on; see in-2 + unguere, to smear.]
a·noint′er n.
a·noint′ment n.
anoint
(əˈnɔɪnt)
vb (tr)
1. to smear or rub over with oil or an oily liquid
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to apply oil to as a sign of consecration or sanctification in a sacred rite
[C14: from Old French enoint, from enoindre, from Latin inunguere, from in-2 + unguere to smear with oil]
aˈnointern
aˈnointmentn
a•noint
(əˈnɔɪnt)
v.t.
1. to apply an ointment or oily liquid to by rubbing or sprinkling.
2. to smear with any liquid.
3. to consecrate or make sacred in a ceremony that includes the token applying of oil.
4. to choose formally: anointed a successor.
[1300–50; Middle English, derivative of anoynt, enoynt (past participle) < Old French enoint < Latin inūnctus anointed, past participle of inunguere=in-in-2 + unguere to smear, anoint]
anoint - choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
2.
anoint - administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
to smear or cover with ointment or oil especially in a religious ceremony. anointed by a priest. olie, salf يَدْهَن بِمِرْهَم намазвам ungir pomazat, namazat salben salve; smøre χρίωungir võidma چرب کردن؛ مسح کردن voidella oindre לִמשוֹח בְּשֶׁמֶן अभिषेक देना pomazati felken mengurapi smyrja ungere 油を注ぎきよめる 기름을 부어 신성하게 하다 patepti ieeļļot; iesvaidīt melumur zalvensalve, smøre inn namaszczać غوړول، مسح کول ungir a mirui; a unge помазывать pomazať maziliti miropomazati smörja ทาด้วยน้ำมัน yağlamak, yağ sürmek 塗油 помазати تیل ، یا مرہم چپڑنا xức dầu 涂油
Her mother prepared her a basket of provisions with all sorts of good things, and a goat skin full of wine; the girl now got into the waggon, and her mother gave her also a golden cruse of oil, that she and her women might anoint themselves.
But Ulysses said, "Young women, please to stand a little on one side that I may wash the brine from my shoulders and anoint myself with oil, for it is long enough since my skin has had a drop of oil upon it.
New Delhi -- In a breather for the Shahi Imam of Delhi's historic Jama Masjid, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the ceremony to anoint Syed Ahmed Bukhari's son as his deputy and successor.
According to the rite, the priest is the only proper minister to anoint the sick, which includes "those whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age.
anoint - administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing