Complete Definition of "anoint"

English
Alternative spellings
annoint

Etymology
Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inungere, in#Latin|in + ungere or unguere ("to smear", "to anoint"). See ointment, unguent.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��n�ɪnt/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪnt|-�ɪnt

Verb
en-verb

  1. 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.

  1. 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
trans-top|To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance
Finnish: voidella
French: oindre, enduire, étaler, étendre
trans-mid
Italian: ungere
Russian: �маз�ва��/�маза�� (smázyvat'/smázat')
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trans-top|To apply oil to or to pour oil upon
Finnish: voidella
French: oindre
trans-mid
Italian: ungere
Russian: помаз�ва��/помаза�� (pomázyvat'/pomázat')
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Related terms
The Lord�s Anointed

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