Anoint

Meaning

Verb

●

To

or

or an

; also, to

over, as

.

●

To

to or to

upon, etc; as a

, especially for consecration.

●

To choose or

somebody for a

or otherwise important

, especially

or

, or as an

successor.

●

To

somebody as an

, especially a

or

, as a part of a

ceremony.

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Origin

anoint

English

enoint

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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