Associations to the word «Anoint»

ANOINT, verb. (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

ANOINT, verb. (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

ANOINT, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) to choose or nominate somebody for an leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor

ANOINT, verb. (transitive) (historical) to mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony

ANOINT, verb. Choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group".

ANOINT, verb. Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.