anoint in the PONS Dictionary

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Tha latter, who was then twenty-five years old, assumed special ecclesiastical functions and anointed his followers with oil.
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It was merely a room to sit in and be anointed in.
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This practice was later expanded into the washing and anointing ceremony.
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Next he anoints the twelve internal and twelve external wall-crosses with chrism before walking around the church three times inside and out and censing it.
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During martial law, the president also anoints deans of faculties and majors, and can also enlist or oust people in the private sector.
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Bodies were normally anointed, but there seems to be no time here.
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It was where sand or dust was stored, for use by wrestlers after they had been anointed with oil.
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The sacrament of anointing can be administered to an individual whether at home, in a hospital or institution, or in church.
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Several sick persons may be anointed within the rite, especially if the celebration takes place in a church or hospital.
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The newly anointed and crowned sovereign would be seated on a great raised dais.
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