Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; consecration.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of applying oil or an oily liquid

Etymologies

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anoint +‎ -ment

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