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What does anoint mean?

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Verb
  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. (transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
  4. (transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
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The research is too sparse to anoint a single best practice with anything like a cost-benefit efficiency rating.
Afterward, they go to the adjacent market to buy oil and herbs to prepare a balm to anoint a body in putrescence.
What lay chaplains cannot do is say Mass, anoint the sick, and absolve sin after confession.
An unsteady faith leads us back to the tombs, as it led Mary in her desire to anoint Jesus once more in death.
Throughout history people have used saliva to anoint, to charm, to protect.
Meet with me more than ever, this will change you and anoint you, so that you can be more of a blessing for others.

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