anointment
anointment noun: the act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
Noun
anointment (countable and uncountable, plural anointments)
- The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
- 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
anointment meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog
anointment in Tamil
- திரு நெய்யாட்டு, எண்ணெய்ச் சார்த்து, அபிடேகம், புனிதப்படுத்தும் செயல்
anointment in Kannada
- ಅಂಗಭೋಗ, ವಿಗ್ರಹಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾಡುವ ತೈಲ ಲೇಪನ
anointment in Tagalog
- act
- himo, paghihimo
Forms of anointment
| plural | anointments |
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Origin of anointment
From anoint + -ment.
Words formed from anointment
Questions about anointment
- What does anointment mean?
- Anointment means the act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
- What is anointment in Tamil?
- Anointment in Tamil is திரு நெய்யாட்டு, எண்ணெய்ச் சார்த்து, அபிடேகம். See Anointment meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anointment?
- Anointment is a noun.
- What is the plural of anointment?
- The plural of anointment is anointments.
Words near anointment in the dictionary
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