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    anoint

    anoint - Dictionary definition and meaning for word anoint

    Definition
    (verb) choose by or as if by divine intervention
    Example Sentence
    • She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group
    Definition
    (verb) administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
    Synonyms : anele , embrocate , inunct , oil
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for anoint

an+oin+t...oin souds like oil.....and in rajasthan.....in some communities during weding they put oil on bridegroom and bride head before they get ready for wedding ceremony.as they consider it sacred

1.anoint rhymes with APPOINT..appoint as saint,holy person is to make him holy or beatify 2.anoint> AN+OIL > apply an oil to consecrate someone

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an + oint ~ ointment; ointment ~ oil; some oil applied to hair.

ANOINT<===> तेलाभिषेक करना (pr. \\telabhiShek karana \\ )[Noun]

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