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On feast days, after the faithful have venerated the icon of the feast, they are anointed ("myrovania") on the forehead with blessed oil.
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He was anointed with oil and water by the chief priest, who placed on his head the crown or "xiuhuitzolli".
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It was merely a room to sit in and be anointed in.
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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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The newly anointed and crowned sovereign would be seated on a great raised dais.
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In the first, which has been lost, he inquires the reason for anointing baptized children with holy chrism.
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The water in the vehicle is then used to anoint the ailing part or parts of the body to counteract the evil forces or illness.
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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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Following baptism, the child is anointed with a special oil (miron) and dressed in new clothing.
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This practice was later expanded into the washing and anointing ceremony.
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