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anoint

UK/əˈnɔɪnt/ US/ʌˈnɔɪnt/ uncommon

verb

Origin

From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.

Phrases

  • Anointing of the Sick
  • the Lord's Anointed

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