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Definition of Anoint
1. Verb. Choose by or as if by divine intervention. "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
2. Verb. Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
Exact synonyms: Anele, Embrocate, Inunct, Oil
Generic synonyms: Bless
Derivative terms: Anointer, Anointment, Embrocation, Inunction, Oil
Generic synonyms: Bless
Derivative terms: Anointer, Anointment, Embrocation, Inunction, Oil
Definition of Anoint
1. v. t. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
2. p. p. Anointed.
Definition of Anoint
1. to apply oil to as a sacred rite [v -ED, -ING, -S]