"anointment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anointments [plural]
Etymology: From anoint + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anoint|ment}} anoint + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} anointment (countable and uncountable, plural anointments)
  1. The act of anointing with oil or other liquids. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act): χρῖσμα (khrîsma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), voitelu (Finnish), onction [feminine] (French), Salbung [feminine] (German), Ölung [feminine] (German), unzione [feminine] (Italian), unção [feminine] (Portuguese), smörjelse (Swedish), himo (Tagalog), paghihimo (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-anointment-en-noun-ZjD9w1Ix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'act': 100 0
  2. (figurative) An official nomination. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-anointment-en-noun-uSf4Aoaw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reanointment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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