anointment

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anointment

noun anointments

  1. countable, uncountable The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
  2. countable, figuratively, uncountable 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.

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noun act

Portuguêsunção
Françaisonction
DeutschSalbung, Ölung
Italianounzione
Русскиймиропомазание miropomazanije

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@misc{anointment_2026,
  title = {anointment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anointment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}