Definition of Anont
A*noint" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Anointing.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L.
inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See
Ointment, Unguent.] 1. To smear or rub
over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as
oil.
And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
Dryden.
He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the
clay.
John ix. 6.
2. To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a
sacred rite, especially for consecration.
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it
upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him.
Exod. xxix. 7.
Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
1 Kings xix. 15.
The Lord's Anointed, Christ or the Messiah; also,
a Jewish or other king by "divine right." 1 Sam. xxvi. 9.
A*noint", p. p. Anointed. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
ANOINT, v.t. To grease a king or other great functionary already
sufficiently slippery.
As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood,
So pigs to lead the populace are greased good.
Judibras
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint. --Dryden.
He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. --John ix. 6.
- (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head and anoint him. --Exod. xxix. 7.
Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. --1 Kings xix. 15.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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