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annointment

annointment is the archaic form of anointment.

Meaning of anointment

Noun

anointment (countable and uncountable, plural anointments)

  1. The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
  2. (figuratively) An official nomination.
    • French Socialists gathered recently in the Loire Valley for a weekend of debate that turned into the virtual anointment of Anne Hidalgo, the charismatic and divisive mayor of Paris, as their candidate for next year’s presidential election.2021 September 2, Roger Cohen, “The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2021

Forms of annointment

pluralannointments

Questions about annointment

What is annointment the archaic form of?
Annointment is the archaic form of anointment.

Words near annointment in the dictionary

  1. annoes
  2. annofore
  3. annoint
  4. annointed
  5. annointing
  6. annointment
  7. annointments
  8. annoints
  9. annomination
  10. annominations
  11. annomontacin

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