How To Use Anoint In A Sentence

He was anointed with oil and the crown of France was solemnly lowered onto his head. THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII
He begins by accepting the very dubious identification of her with the ‘woman who was a sinner’ and who anointed the feet of Christ.
All are put under him; we hold of him, as in capite, and owe subjection and obedience to him, who is also Jesus and Christ, the anointed Saviour, and especially our Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
With more than 50 million Larsson books sold world-wide, publishers scrambled to anoint his literary heir—preferably a political and prolix Scandinavian. Tattooed by Politics
In the poem, Hector's body, attached to Achilles' chariot and dragged around Troy, cannot be mutilated because Aphrodite has anointed it with ambrosia.

‘The Lord’s anointed is a prisoner now in the light grating of Chapter 1 - Part IX
To be anointed a grandmaster, players must typically maintain a rating above 2,500. Times, Sunday Times
When the crops fail, as they inevitably do, the temporary king is sacrificed so a new king can be anointed. Times, Sunday Times
During the endowment, the person is ritually washed, anointed with oil, and dressed in temple garments.
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
He saw the country in full dress, and had little or no opportunity of judging of it unhouselled, unanointed, unannealed, with all its imperfections on its head, as I and my family too often had. Life on the Mississippi
Women unable to feed the bellies of hungry children, were forced to rummage through garbage, and by the grace of God, and anointed creativity, found leftovers okra, rice, tomato, a scrap of pork and a fragment of shrimp to create a meal we call gumbo. Rev. Otis Moss III: A Blue Note Gospel
The apostle's anointing was in order to heal the disease; the popish anointing is for the expulsion of the relics of sin, and to enable the soul (as they pretend) the better to combat with the powers of the air. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
Rian said, ‘Does the priest anoint them with holy water?’
In Exodus 30: 22-30 we see Moses anointing the tabernacle, Aaron, and the priests as ministers unto God.
A managerial press conference is the most vivid experience in deference that anyone not actually anointed king could experience. Times, Sunday Times
So a delegation is dispatched to ask Samuel to anoint a king instead.
This web-footed rodent living in the bayous and backwoods of Louisiana has become a kind of unofficial state animal, an anointed nuisance with resident status.
There is a note of criticism for this 'unreverent' treatment of an anointed king. The Times Literary Supplement
Lanark, which is used by the natives to dress the hair and anoint the skin, so as to keep off insects. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
In the week a new, bold young Masters champion has been anointed I am reminded of a piece I never tire of quoting by Alistair Cooke in these very pages half a century ago, about another Bobby, another courtly nonpareil, Bobby Jones, who inspired the very foundation of the Masters at Augusta in 1934. My dream job as Bobby Moore's minder for a fortnight | Frank Keating
The priest anointed the plough with sandalwood, salt, and holy chrism.
Rather, one proposal is that he would be anointed by a committee that would include Indian Nobel Prize and Magsasay Award winners, as if those Oslo, Stockholm and Manila anoint are worthier than other Indians. India's Middle Class Hungers for Undemocratic Change
The particular respect which Mary showed him, above the rest, in anointing his feet with sweet ointment, v. 3. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
Because if you're anointing your appliances with olive oil because a WEBSITE told you to, you're clearly easily manipulated.
The rite was called christening, from the Greek word for anointing. CLEAR PICTURES
Lord, do visit us, and anoint every attendant. Anoint the hearts the minds, and the spirits.
Included in the stable of so-called high-profile candidates is CHCH TV's Donna Skelly, who was another one to be anointed at the expense of a long-time Conservative party member in Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale. Thestar.com - Home Page
But when the time comes for a conclave to anoint a new pontiff to lead the world's 1.1 billion Catholics, John Paul's influence will still be considerable.
In western as in eastern Christendom coronation was a religious rite which began with the anointment of the ruler with holy oil.
After the blood bath the person moved to the shower and was again anointed and cleansed from aroba, or the influences of the outsiders. Jay's Journal
This encouragement must be particularly addressed to the common soldiers by a priest appointed, and, the Jews say, anointed, for that purpose, whom they call the anointed of the war, a very proper title for our anointed Redeemer, the captain of our salvation: This priest, in God's name, was to animate the people; and who so fit to do that as he whose office it was as priest to pray for them? Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)
He later discovered that there is a ritual of initiation into the army in which all applicants are anointed under the spirit of the lion.
Now she was vested for the anointing; buskins, sandals and girdle put on, and over all a tabard of white sarsnet, the vestment called the colobium sindonis.
It has been determined that the Abuna is to place the crown and ring upon Her Majesty, without the regal anointing, on the same day of the Emperor's coronation.
A year earlier the same magazine anointed him “America’s Most Eligible Bachelor,” a title similarly conferred by US magazine. American Legacy
He anointed my forehead.
The basic equipment of an athlete consisted only of an unguent jar (aryballos) of oil and a scraping instrument (strigil) for anointing and cleaning himself, though for various events a competitor might need boxing thongs, jumping weights, discus, or javelin. The Ancient Olympics (1996)
Jong-un's status as heir was never officially confirmed, however, and it could be years before the regime comments on the most recent reports of his anointment.
The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed ! House to back off from controversial plane purchase
Saul was anointed as king, and was used by God and victories were given him.
Whoever she anoints as their candidate for 2012 will be the anointed one in 2012. 5 lessons from GOP's Southern gathering
Incredible at a style, more explicit instrumentalities and intellectual charge, as an odoriferous chrisom, she anoints by the singular attars to the wisdom and the creative beauty. Nina Mindova author of poetry book"Secret feelings"
This was instant Best Dish material, but there was also the knock - out tortelli: silken, fleshy, eggy squares filled with sweet pumpkin, anointed with an unctuous garlic, sage and pistachio butter and dusted with Parmesan.
It's ten years since Tony Blair was anointed leader of the British Labour Party.
Wine-based oils were popularly used for anointing the forehead with perfumed unguents.
If these are straitened times, the newly anointed business secretary wants to do his bit. Times, Sunday Times
As a hardline right-winger in the early 1990s I was personally anointed by Margaret Thatcher as her chosen successor.
Church, and in solemn coronation to place the imperial crown on the head anointed by the hands of God's vice-gerent. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon
He gave the man the Viaticum and blessed him, anointing him on the head, chest, hands and feet.
Most typically, the pastor begins and closes the service, preaches the sermon or homily, officiates at the sacraments, if offered, and does the anointing.
Contrast that to McIlroy's situation: the 21-year-old prodigy, awaiting his anointment as golf's great hope, was forced to sleep on the pressure of a big overnight lead. So Good, Even the Golfers Want a Replay
So why was Paul not stoned as a blaspheming idolator for claiming that a crucified man was not 'merely' the Anointed One, but rather more than that? Review of Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel
After prayers of repentance, there will be time for indi-vidual confession, then we will celebrate the Holy Mystery of Anointing with Holy Oil for healing. Archive 2008-03-16
Find for him, Thy Anointed Won, a lefty handwringer who legislates most stridently from the bench, a champion of absurdity, let us see this scoundrel exalted, and then dispatch the Winged Monkey of Thy Perversity to throw his Righteous Wrench into those works! Archive 2009-04-26
Now this is, in effect, so; the body she anoints is as good as dead, and her kindness is very seasonable for that purpose; therefore rather than call it waste, put it upon that score. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
The first episode of the passion account is that of a nameless woman who anoints Jesus for burial, correctly recognizing his kingly identity and his approaching death.
Afterward, they go to the adjacent market to buy oil and herbs to prepare a balm to anoint a body in putrescence.
From the waift, upwards, they are generally naked; and it feemed to be a cuflom to anoint thefe parts every morning. Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World
His churches celebrate seven sacraments: baptism, chrismation (confirmation), Holy Communion, marriage, holy orders, reconciliation and anointing of the sick. Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
This she anointed with deadly drugs and placing it in a casket she sent her sons with it to the new bride.
Now, he's cloistered in Italy -- where he's lammed it, because of the whole criminal record thing -- and running again against anointed GOP candidate Teresa Collett. Support Jack Shepard, The Arsonist, For Congress
Both the Visigoths and the Franks, in emulation of the Old Testament, anointed their kings with holy oil.
She is the anointed successor to a superstar. Times, Sunday Times
The coif, we know from the accounts, was of cambric lace; there were gloves of white linen and fine cotton wool to dry up the oil after the anointing.
If these are straitened times, the newly anointed business secretary wants to do his bit. Times, Sunday Times
Mashiyach is the Hebrew word meaning messiah or anointed one.
Fenway Sports Group has anointed Anfield's King, the one man capable of uniting a club beset by poisonous division and politicking in recent years and someone who yearned to retake his post within weeks of leaving it in 1991. How Kenny Dalglish lifted the Liverpool mood and found the aura | Andy Hunter
When the crops fail, as they inevitably do, the temporary king is sacrificed so a new king can be anointed. Times, Sunday Times
Anointed and fragrant as an Asiatic despot, the strong Ulysses would sometimes revolt against this effeminateness. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel
With his piercing eyes, his eloquent and hypnotic manner of speaking, his neck and wrists covered in Santa Muerte scapulars and Santería-like beads, the self-anointed priest had developed an enthusiastic following in the northern suburbs of the city. Down and Delirious in Mexico City
Kim Jong-un, his youngest son and anointed successor, was described as the "eternally immovable mental mainstay of the Korean people" by North Korean state news agency KCNA. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
He will then be anointed in a special ceremony and, as an act of humility, will wash the hands of various members of the community.
The proposal is to give the power of anointing a new leader back to MPs.
I realize in religious celebration one may use the term gift as in 'a Sacrament in the Church is a gift, whether it is Anointing of the Sick or Reconciliation 'for those who believe in God. MercatorNet
The consecration affects the entire building, but especially the walls; the removal, therefore, of the anointed crosses or even of the interior plastering (intonaco) of the walls, does not necessitate a new consecration (C.S.R., The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux
David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel anointed him.
All that he shall guide you into shall be truth (1 John ii. 27); the anointing is truth. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
Having been anointed with chrism, they would put their clothes back on and enter the church to participate in the Eucharist for the first time.
As Greenblatt observes, ‘Purgatory, along with theological language of communion, deathbed confession, and anointing (aneling), while compatible with a Christian (and, specifically, a Catholic) call for remembrance, is utterly incompatible with a Senecan call for vengeance’.
On 22 December 1135, Stephen was crowned and anointed king at Westminster.
All this anointed with a clear, bright, winey gravy, innocent of thickening gloop and judiciously scented with rosemary.
Candide followed the old woman, though without taking courage, to a decayed house, where she gave him a pot of pomatum to anoint his sores, showed him a very neat bed, with a suit of clothes hanging by it; and set victuals and drink before him. Candide
He was one of the Lord's three archangels, a specially created angel who was entrusted with a particular anointing.
When it becomes again dry, let it be finely levigated, anoint the eyes with it, and dust it upon the angles of the eyes. On Regimen In Acute Diseases
In acute diseases, Hippocrates advises detersive kneading, the douche, and the anointing of the body; those procedures which, combined, form part of the bath as prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Labor Among Primitive Peoples
A manageable amount of good firm spaghettini was anointed with, but not drowned in, the ragu.
Note 53: I translate as "dab" the Shangaan verb kutota, which means to anoint, as with oil. Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique
A linen cloth anointed with this oil, called a chrisom cloth, is laid upon the baby's face. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
Although all kings seemingly passed through a ritual inauguration - the evidence is less clear-cut for Wales than elsewhere - only the English kings were anointed with holy oil in the style of the main western European monarchies.
Moses then took the anointing oil, anointed the Tabernacle, and all that was within it and consecrated it.
To give the seal of confirmation to the prophet and his vision by the fulfilment. anoint the Most Holy -- primarily, to "anoint," or to consecrate after its pollution "the Most Holy" place but mainly Messiah, the antitype to the Most Holy place (Joh 2: 19-22). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Father Cuthbert had gone to her father's deathbed and anointed his eyes, brow, mouth, hands and feet with holy oil. A SHRINE OF MURDERS
And now his party will anoint this man their ‘hero’, and send him off to battle for the leadership of the free world.
Fat of lion, fat of hippo, fat of cat, fat of crocodile, fat of ibex, fat of serpent, are mixed together and the head of the bald person is anointed with them.
The priest anointed the baby's forehead.
With 1,100 communities saying they want fiber, and a model to replicate in Lafayette, I wonder if there will be an explosion of proposals after Google picks its anointed city. Google Fiber Shows Cities Want Faster Networks « PubliCola
Asked about the Chancellor's future, Mr Blair praised Mr Brown but stopped short of anointing him.
Do you leads equivocally and nonsynchronous hirudinean that you see aboral anointing convivially, and can hyalospongiae, from the zoanthropy phylliform, a awake bromeliaceae? Rational Review
Whether Rabbins be such as that they should be anointed with aromatical ointments, as the more nice sort are wont to be anointed? From the Talmud and Hebraica
The bishop anointed David King.
Sanctified healing takes place when music moved by the love of God anoints our doctoring. The Bushman Way of Tracking God
Bayes is shown debating whether he shall betake himself to the church, or gaming, or party-writing, but is carried off by the goddess and anointed king in the place of Eusden, the poet laureate, who has died.
To be anointed a grandmaster, players must typically maintain a rating above 2,500. Times, Sunday Times
She was already anointed with sacred oil. Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born
Anyway, you go on special classes as the confirmee and learn all about the Catholic faith, then you have a big mass and ceremony where your sponsor (me) comes along to vouch for your spiritual merit and, after choosing another name (mine was Michael), you get anointed with Holy Oil and call it a night. …popping pills « Sven’s guide to…
You gotta remember that Dick Cheney, who is still one of the top "capos" in America's economic mafia, has been America's self-anointed assassination king for the last eight years The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy
There is no structure in place for a handover and no anointed successor. Times, Sunday Times
She navigated them to become, as a Forbes listicle once anointed her, the fifth most powerful woman in the world.
But having effectively anointed him his successor, he could do little but play for time. Times, Sunday Times
That it is a divine right communicated by priestly anointment, attended by public ceremonies, imposing in appearance, and "_ad captandum, _" for the public eye. Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy
For example, the body might first be anointed with oil to prevent water from seeping through the skin.
But having effectively anointed him his successor, he could do little but play for time. Times, Sunday Times
Christians, and so be in Him as Christ, anointed with that unction from the Holy One. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
There is no structure in place for a handover and no anointed successor. Times, Sunday Times
The ancients say that, in the western Pyramid, are thirty chambers of parti-coloured syenite, full of precious gems and treasures galore and rare images and utensils and costly weapons which are anointed with egromantic unguents, so that they may not rust until the day of The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
But if they take advantage of the word "wherefore," as connected with the passage in the Psalm, "Wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee," for their own purposes, let these novices in The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
These vases contained a variety of balsamic and oleaceous compositions for the anointment, which, when ultimately performed, prepared the bathers for the _sphæristerium_, in which various amusements and exercises were enjoyed. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832
The second time around, she fulfilled her desire to anoint His head as well, this time not as an act of repentance, but as an act of love and prophetic insight.
The Judaeo-Christian prophets such as Amos castigate those who loll on beds inlaid with ivory, feast on lambs, drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the richest of oils, but feel no grief for those who struggle. People of all faiths should be protesting against the cuts | David Haslam
This is necessary because the Messiah will be a king, and a king can be anointed only by a prophet.
Hundreds and thousands of people line up for him to do anointment.
This NY Times article on a Pentagon-funded Afghani warlord is classic - the US military has anointed an illiterate highway police officer with more wealth (gets paid $2.5 million/month!!), and more power than any democratically elected or appointed official in the region! Accountability
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower , eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
It is this key combination of actors that anoints artists, invents audiences, projects unsuspected sources of art from the margins to the centre.
The swellings which arise in the ham, at the foot, or in any other part from the pressure, should be well wrapped in unscoured and carded wool, washed with wine and oil, and anointed with cerate, before bandaging; and if the splints give pain they should be slackened. On Fractures
Spas used to conjure up visions of rich, fortysomething women, slathered, pummeled and anointed, sequestered from the world while a plastic surgeon's handiwork healed among plush surroundings, granola farms in Battle Creek, or extreme fitness. Live Better South of the Border & Spas and Hot Springs of Mexico
She looked a little like a child who has been anointed by the wing of a magical bird.
Anything is rumoured, as if the fate of billions can be decided by an elect anointing global trade policies like once they might have approved medieval kings in Eastern Europe.
They seem, nonetheless, to be anointed at this precarious juncture in the church's history to offer the leadership and vision so wanting in many episcopal and presbyteral circles.
The nose is pert and solid and the cheeks blush with anointed health.
This left the front trio, the threesome that had been anointed ‘the best in the world’ completely isolated.
Prepare the table, watch the watchtower , eat, drink : arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Their shot at least one network anchor job was eliminated this past summer when MSNBC anchor Brian Williams was anointed the successor to NBC veteran anchor Tom Brokaw.
A year ago I was asked my opinion on the anointment of Xi Jinping as vice president and leader of the "party of princelings," as the new generation of Chinese Communist Party leaders is derisively called by some in China. China's Party of Princelings
For though a baptizer and an anointer bestow authority—in much the same way as the Archbishop of Canterbury conferred the regal status on Queen Elizabeth II in 1953—they themselves must have had authority to do so. The Templar Revelation
When Ricky Ponting was injured, he more or less anointed Michael Clarke as his successor.
The girls bowed before the image and then anointed it with powder from a small pot carried by one the brides' friends.
Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy, so that even my smallest accomplishment may bring you glory.
Then all that remained was to persuade the archbishop of Canterbury to anoint him.
There was no question of toppling an anointed king from his throne. Malory: The Life and Times of King Arthur's Chronicler
When he took up the job in 1992 the station was anxious, aimless and unhappy, and he was regarded with some suspicion as a London-anointed axeman who had come to slash and burn more budgets and jobs.
To her fellow Pentecostals and charismatics, especially, Palin is "anointed" -- a figure sent by God to perform his will. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
At least the anointed will be able to indulge in conspicuous displays of moral vanity as they fulminate publicly.
He anoints them with water, pelts them with rocks, and burns Asian bank notes inside the craniums before covering them with Mardi Gras beads and found objects.
The women speculate on the stone and who will move it for them so they can anoint the body.
After rumours of the younger Kim's anointment began circulating last year, Ueli Studer, the town's director of education, would only confirm that a "North Korean youth" had been on the school's rolls.
She was already anointed with sacred oil. Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born
She understood however, the power of symbolism and why the king she crowned had to be anointed with holy oils.
Joel isn't Catholic (though The Ironic Catholic is a frequent contributor of sign photos), but he likes comic books, so I feel justified in anointing him a Sci Fi Christian (I've been working with my bishop to design an appropriate ritual for that, but so far he is cold to the idea). Blog: Crummy Church Signs
Oil was used for anointing the objects in the tabernacle setting them apart for Gods use.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He anointed the new high priest.
Six years later she was anointed prime minister.
That perfume names Jesus the messiah as ‘Anointed One’ and crowns him king.
I am more likely to have glossy shins than combed hair, and anointed arms are probably neck and neck with brushed teeth. Times, Sunday Times
She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group
Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy, so that even my smallest accomplishment may bring You glory.
Because of the way it as treated Hillary and their utter foolishness in anointing the arrogant, lying, pandering, far left wing nut! Sources: Most uncommitted senators to endorse Obama
The united Human, Elvin, and Goblin nations task four anointed knights to find the Crucible before Dragon Eye does (and of course there is a prophecy that they are the chosen ones). Television Review – Knights of Bloodsteel
His fate seemed sealed when aides administered the Sacrament of Anointing, or last rites, on Thursday.
Since that speech, he was anointed as a future leader of the Democratic Party.
So it is that, while Faldo outnumbers him six to five in terms of majors won, it is the man from Pedrena whom history will anoint the more significant.
Achilles goes out to the wagon and takes two capes and a shirt for Hector's body, ordering his men to clean and anoint the body before Priam sees it.
The administration's obsession with loyalty has also kept the administration from anointing a physician already in government as chief medical spokesperson.
Watch this human version of crested auklet allo-anointing: Prenuptial Perfumery - A Mating Ritual
Presently, he turned from his meal and behold, a huge panther was creeping up to rend and ravin him; so he anointed his feet in haste with the juice and, descending to the surface of the water, fled walking over the Third Sea, in the darkness, for the night was black and the wind blew stark. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
As I dressed her wound, she informed me of how she had initiated her treatment at home by anointing the offending knife with oil, wrapping it in a clean linen napkin, and placing the knife in a drawer.
All the islanders are more or less in the habit of anointing themselves; the women preferring the 'aker' to 'papa', and the men using the oil of the cocoanut. Typee
For a player of his gifts, the shock of the anointment is more easily absorbed than it would be for, say, Ben Curtis, the unknown rookie who raised the Claret Jug here in 2003. Rory McIlroy prepares for Open pressure cooker with stroll in the sun
But he had blocked all her attempts to anoint him with love and sympathy.
She is the anointed successor to a superstar. Times, Sunday Times
Yea, I loved you all, the giant and the pygmy, the leper and the anointed.
The prayer of the Psalmist that this beauty may be _upon_ us conceives of it as given to us from above and as coming floating down from heaven, like that white Dove that fell upon Christ's head, fair and meek, gentle and lovely, and resting on our anointed heads, like a diadem and an aureole of glory. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms
He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the layer and its base, to sanctify them.
And this you reduce to being anointed as the most beautifulest? Beauty: I don’t get it
Afterward, he should anoint his face and wrists with aromatic water and then put on a clean shirt that has been "smoked with some good fragrance — the best and healthiest is rosemary. Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico
A managerial press conference is the most vivid experience in deference that anyone not actually anointed king could experience. Times, Sunday Times
Fehr was the hero of the Winter Classic, scoring two goals to help boost the Capitals over the rival Penguins, but even after that success, Coach Bruce Boudreau stressed to not "anoint" the right wing for one solid performance. Eric Fehr takes another step toward consistency with goal against Panthers
In Exodus 30: 23 God instructs Moses to use 250 shekels of "kaneh bosm" in the oil to anoint all Kings, Priests, and Prophets, for all generations, including Jesus and today as the title Christ is Anointed! Christiane Amanpour's "God's Warriors"
When the crops fail, as they inevitably do, the temporary king is sacrificed so a new king can be anointed. Times, Sunday Times
After noon mass, I asked padre for the sacrament of anointing since I have a bad cold and needed my voice for the weekend.
The word cream is related to the word chrism, to anoint. The Dirty Life
The King sat down in his chair, placed in the midst of the area over against the altar, with the faldstool before it, wherein he was anointed. Coronation Anecdotes
The word "appointed" (so Hebrew "seth" means) in the case of man, answers to "anointed" in the case of Jesus; therefore "the Christ," that is, the anointed, is the title here given designedly. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Indeed, they resist inquiries from the unanointed into the bases of their pronouncements and insist on handing their pronouncements down as dicta that may not be questioned.
But having effectively anointed him his successor, he could do little but play for time. Times, Sunday Times
Scripted, sanitized and stripped of the unexpected by early anointment of presidential and vice-presidential nominees, they offer as few clashes of policies and personalities as possible.
As her eyes adjusted to the gloom of the small chapel, through the haze of the burning sulphur and olibanum, she spied the glorious form of her Adonis lying upon the marble slab of the anointing table.
In 754 Pope Stephen II personally went to Ponthion to consecrate his power through the highly symbolical act of ceremonially anointing Pippin as king.
For women, while they paint, perfume, and adorn themselves with jewels and purple robes, are accounted gaudy and profuse; yet nobody will find fault with them for washing their faces, anointing themselves, or platting their hair. Essays and Miscellanies
Luther retained the customary prebaptismal ceremonies of exsufflation, the giving of salt, and anointing.
In the year 879 Saul is anointed as king by the prophet Samuel in accordance with the wishes of the people.
Introducing the children of autocracy to the best traditions of critical, reflexive British education and inculcating anointed leaders with the rigours of public accountability and transparency is a wonderful and deeply subversive thing to do irrespective of the fee accepted. Letters: LSE's lesson in accountability
It looks very much like Mary first anointed Jesus' feet as a penitent, then again in gratitude for the raising of Lazarus, and finally she attempted to anoint him after his death.
What about the shock in heaven when Lucifer, the light bearer they called the anointed cherub, led a revolt in heaven and a third of the angels, the bible says, were cast down.
It told people when to move to new hunting grounds, when to plant crops, when to bury the dead, anoint new rulers, slaughter animals, make babies.
“The anchorite whom I would now visit,” said the warlike pilgrim, “is, I have heard, no priest; but were he of that anointed and sacred order, I would prove with my good lance, against paynim and infidel —” The Talisman
What it was like was being anointed by some slave girl.
Shortly after Solomon is anointed king, God appears to him in a dream in which He invites Solomon to make a request for himself.

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