anointment

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  1. The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; consecration. That sovran lord, who, in the discharge of his holy anointment from God the Father, which made him supreme bishop of our souls, was so humble as to say, Who made me a judge or a divider over you? Milton, On Def. of Humble Remonst.

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  • And, lastly, a German looking-glass, several bunches of beads, a coral necklace, a dozen of turkey-red handkerchiefs, and a spotless white country-cloth, were presented to the bride; together with a decanter of white palm-oil for the anointment of her ebony limbs after the bath, which is never neglected by African belles . —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Captain Canot, or Twenty Years of an African Slaver, by Brantz Mayer and Theodore Canot.
  • The fly in the Burris anointment is, of course, disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who has the legal power and responsibility to name Obama's successor. —  Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com
  • To Spann, the anointment is kind of a metaphorical down payment to the buildings 'owners. —  Miami New Times | Complete Issue
  • Prior to his anointment, during a speech in Colorado Springs Obama announced the globalist plan to create a massive paramilitary force, billed as a "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded" as the U.S. military, according to Obama. —  Ziopedia - The Politically Incorrect Encyclopedia
  • The anointment, of course, came from none other than Tiger Woods. —  post-gazette.com - News
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