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Definition of Holy oil
1. Noun. A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam.
Generic synonyms: Balm, Ointment, Salve, Unction, Unguent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holy Oil
Literary usage of Holy oil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ninety-six Sermons by Lancelot Andrewes (1853)
"Now this "holy oil" troubles the Jesuit shrewdly, and all those that seek ...
For if the "holy oil" be upon them, why should they be sequestered quite from ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"For this reason the catechumens are anointed with holy oil both before and after
baptism; the one act (of eastern origin) assists the expulsion of the evil ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In Christian antiquity there existed an important category of vessels used as
receptacles for holy oil. These were the ampulla' or ..."
4. American Mechanics' Magazine (1825)
"There is much probability that the holy oil was prepared in a manner approximating
to the procees above detailed. " The following are the articles directed ..."
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