anoint
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- annoint (nonstandard)
Etymology[edit]
Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inungere, in + ungere or unguere ("to smear", "to anoint"). See ointment, unguent.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
anoint (third-person singular simple present anoints, present participle anointing, simple past and past participle anointed)
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) 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.
Translations[edit]
to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance
to apply oil to or to pour oil upon
Related terms[edit]
External links[edit]
- anoint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- anoint in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- anoint at OneLook Dictionary Search
