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to anele

to anele

9.9
To put oil on someone in a religious ceremony
  • verb
  • Archaic
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  • During the ceremony, the priest will anoint the congregation with holy oil.

Examples

  • Samuel anoints Saul as king with oil and a kind of a private encounter.

  • That has to be Mary Lazarus's sister, who was once who once anointed Christ's feet and dried them with her long hair.

  • It does not matter if God says I anointed that boy and this is what?

  • And I just take my finger and anoint the door of the place we were staying in, like the outside door, the outside door, and also the door to the room that we were staying in.

  • In ancient times, kings were often anointed with oil to signify their divine right to rule.

  • Before the sacred ritual began, the healer carefully anointed the patient with fragrant ointment.

Synonyms

to oil
vsto anele
42 4.1

To put a slippery liquid on something to make it move more easily or for a ritual

is restricted to sacred ceremony use rather than general coating
to anoint
vsto anele
23 6.8

To put oil or ointment on a person, often in a religious ceremony

has identical meaning but is a different historic form
to inunct
vsto anele
  • Archaic
9.9

To put oil or ointment on someone as part of a religious blessing

is used across different religious ceremonies
to embrocate
vsto anele
9.9

To put oil or ointment on a part of the body for healing and blessing

is focused on ceremonial application rather than medical relief

Surface Forms

anele infinitive
anointed past
anointed past participle
anointing present participle
anoints third person singular

Etymology

Anele is a word for anointing; a helpful way to remember it is to think of anoint, which means 'to put oil or ointment on someone' in a religious ceremony. So to anele is to give a blessing by putting oil on someone.