anointment – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
anointment
n.
act of putting oil on someone or something (often as part of a ritual)
Anointing
Anointing is the
ritual act of pouring
aromatic oil over a person's head or entire body. By extension, the term is also applied to related acts of sprinkling, dousing, or smearing a person or object with any
perfumed oil, milk, butter, or other fat. Scented oils are used as perfumes and sharing them is an act of hospitality. Their use to introduce a divine influence or presence is recorded from the earliest times; anointing was thus used as a form of medicine, thought to rid persons and things of dangerous spirits and demons which were believed to cause disease.
anointment
Noun
1. the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
(synonym) anointing
(hypernym) application, coating, covering
(hyponym) unction, inunction
(derivation) anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate
Anointment
(n.)
The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
anointment
Synonyms and related words:
accession, anointing, appointment, arrogation, assignment, assumption, authorization, chrismation, chrismatory, consecration, coronation, delegation, deputation, election, empowerment, greasing, inunction, legitimate succession, lubricating, lubrication, lubrification, oiling, seizure, succession, taking over, unction, usurpation
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
