'Anoint' definitions:
Definition of 'anoint'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Anoint'
From: Easton
- Anoint The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews.
- The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest (Ex. 29:29; Lev. 4:3) and of the sacred vessels (Ex. 30:26). The high priest and the king are thus called "the anointed" (Lev. 4:3, 5, 16; 6:20; Ps. 132:10). Anointing a king was equivalent to crowning him (1 Sam. 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:4, etc.). Prophets were also anointed (1 Kings 19:16; 1 Chr. 16:22; Ps. 105:15). The expression, "anoint the shield" (Isa. 21:5), refers to the custom of rubbing oil on the leather of the shield so as to make it supple and fit for use in war.
- Anointing was also an act of hospitality (Luke 7:38, 46). It was the custom of the Jews in like manner to anoint themselves with oil, as a means of refreshing or invigorating their bodies (Deut. 28:40; Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 104:15, etc.). This custom is continued among the Arabians to the present day.
- Oil was used also for medicinal purposes. It was applied to the sick, and also to wounds (Ps. 109:18; Isa. 1:6; Mark 6:13; James 5:14).
- The bodies of the dead were sometimes anointed (Mark 14:8; Luke 23:56).
- The promised Deliverer is twice called the "Anointed" or Messiah (Ps. 2:2; Dan. 9:25, 26), because he was anointed with the Holy Ghost (Isa. 61:1), figuratively styled the "oil of gladness" (Ps. 45:7; Heb. 1:9). Jesus of Nazareth is this anointed One (John 1:41; Acts 9:22; 17:2, 3; 18:5, 28), the Messiah of the Old Testament.
Synonyms of 'anoint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- administer the Eucharist,
- beeswax,
- chair,
- chrism,
- confirm,
- crown,
- daub,
- do duty,
- dope,
- dose,
- dress,
- drug,
- embrocate,
- enthrone,
- glycerolate,
- grease,
- grease the wheels,
- impose,
- inaugurate,
- induct,
- install,
- instate,
- invest,
- lard,
- lay hands on,
- lubricate,
- medicate,
- minister,
- officiate,
- oil,
- perform a rite,
- perform service,
- place,
- place in office,
- pomade,
- put in,
- salve,
- slick,
- slick on,
- smear,
- smooth the way,
- soap the ways,
- throne,
- unguent,
- wax