1. (

• anointing ,
• anointment

) the act of applying oil or an oily liquid ;

1. (

• anoint

) choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group" ;

2. (

• anoint ,
• inunct ,
• oil ,
• anele ,
• embrocate

) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing ;