anointed

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anointed

  • /əˈnɔɪn.tɪd/

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of anoint

adjective

  1. not comparable Having undergone the process of anointing.
  2. dated, not comparable, slang Utter; thorough; eminent. I wonder if she has the faintest idea of what an anointed scoundrel he is?

noun anointeds

  1. A person who has been anointed, especially religiously.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anele, oil, baptized, baptised, devoted, dedicated, named, called, purified, cleaned, scrubbed, bap, christened, cleansed, dubbed, blessed

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adj having been anointed

Deutschgesalbt
Русскийпома́занный pomázannyj, нама́занный namázannyj

noun a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons

Españolungido
Portuguêsungido
Françaisoint
DeutschGesalbter
Italianounto
Ελληνικάχριστός christós
Русскийпома́занник pomázannik

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@misc{anointed_2026,
  title = {anointed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anointed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}