anointing

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

present participle and gerund of anoint

Noun

anointment

anoint

1. (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
2. (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
4. (historical, transitive) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.

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Concepts

onction

Synonymes

smearing

unction

plastering

anointment

chrism

lubrication

oiling

painting

🖼️

rubbing

suffusion

chunam

smarminess

covering

daubing

inunction

lubricating

Traductions

Salbung

unción

unzione

unció

χρίσμα

Unção

الدّهن

untadura

مسح

مرخ

χρίση

unto

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