0 present participle of anoint
1 to make someone holy in a religious ceremony by putting holy water or oil on them
[ + obj + noun ] In 751 Pepin was anointed king.
2 to choose someone to do a particular job, usually by a person in authority:
[ + as + noun ] It remains to be seen whom the chairman will anoint as his successor.
He was very gentle as he went through the ritual anointing.
Doval's treatment of anointing in baptism is equally suspect.
In rare cases, a couple's exaltation may be made sure through the ritual of the second anointing.
There are believed to have been used as ceremonial anointing regalia.
Likewise, the installation and care of any deity's form (frequently appearing as a statue) can involve daily ritual anointing.
Other names are also used, such as (holy oil), (consecrated oil), and or (anointing).
While anointing her arms and neck with a preparation for rheumatism, she became too close to a lamp, causing the preparation to ignite.
In the first, which has been lost, he inquires the reason for anointing baptized children with holy chrism.
