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anoint
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[əˈnɔɪnt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony
(e.g: high priests were anointed with oil)
Phrases:
- Anointing of the Sick
- God's anointed
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French enoint ‘anointed’, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inungere, from in- ‘upon’ + ungere ‘anoint, smear with oil’
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