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# anoint

«anoint» in Mova's school dictionary: **to put holy oil on someone's head or body as a sign of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (anoint, anoints, anointed, anointing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church, Bible) To anoint is to put holy oil on someone's head or body as a sign of blessing, healing, or being chosen by God, for example as a king or priest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#m1)

2) (informal) To anoint someone is to choose them for an important role, like "anointed as the next captain". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#m2)

3) In old tales, "anointed" before an insult, as in "anointed rogue", is a grumpy way of saying "confounded" or "wretched". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Bible, the prophet Samuel anointed David as king; "Messiah" and "Christ" both mean "the anointed one". In church, oil is used at baptism, confirmation, ordination and for the sick (anointing of the sick). A British monarch is anointed at the coronation. Phrases: anoint with oil, the anointed one, anointing of the sick.

### examples

- Samuel anointed David with oil to show he would be king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#x1)
- The priest anointed the sick woman and prayed for her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#x2)
- A woman anointed Jesus' feet with perfume. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#x3)
- The new king was anointed in the abbey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#x4)
- The coach anointed Maya as our new captain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#x5)
- "Christ" means "the anointed one". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#x6)
- "Oh, you anointed villain!" says the ass, roaring like thunder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: anointed. Noun anointing. Spelling: one n after a, one n at the end: a-n-o-i-n-t. Formal word.

### In the corpora

- [God sent the prophet Samuel to anoint the youngest son of Jesse, the shepherd boy David, as the future king.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/8-ruth-and-david-and-goliath/9/)
- [I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.946/)
- [oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.706/)
- [Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.848/)
- [And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.914/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «anoint» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anoint/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.