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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Anoint \A*noint"\ ([.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.
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And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
--Dryden.
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He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
--John ix. 6.
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2. To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred
rite, especially for consecration.
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Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it
upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. --Exod.
xxix. 7.
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Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. --1 Kings xix.
15.
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The Lord's Anointed, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish
or other king by "divine right." --1 Sam. xxvi. 9.
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WordNet Anointing
n : the act of applying oil or an oily liquid [syn: anointment]