OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 8943

anoint

/əˈnɔɪnt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ungir
To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
ungir
To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him.
consagrar • ungir
To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opu…
consagrar • ungir
To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.