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.
Anointing a king was considered equivalent to crowning him.
Now about 10 monks live in the skit famous for its everyday unction sacrament with anointing.
Associated finds were red ochre anointing, a mammoth skull, and personal decorations suggesting shamanism or other religious practice.
It consists primarily of olive oil with the addition of a range of aromatic essences, patterned after the anointing oil described in.
Each item was accompanied by an anointing with seven differently-scented oils.
Originally, the washing and anointing portions of the ceremony were performed nude.
This practice was later expanded into the washing and anointing ceremony.
In the first, which has been lost, he inquires the reason for anointing baptized children with holy chrism.
