anointing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
verb choose by or as if by divine intervention
verb administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Crisme, chrisom, the anointing oil, 2458. — The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D., Unknown
He'd have done it by mixing earth with His saliva and anointing. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
She’ll be having her baths and her anointings, and all that sort of thing. — The Story of the Amulet, E. (Edith) Nesbit

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