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De - Pt| English Dictionary: anointing | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Anoint \A*noint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Anointing}.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See {Ointment}, {Unguent}.] 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. 2. 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. {The Lord's Anointed}, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by [bd]divine right.[b8] --1 Sam. xxvi. 9. | |
