(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
Used in a Sentence
anoints
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for anoints.
Editorial note
So Oculus anoints Gear VR as their consumer solution, and makes like that was the plan all along.
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Quick take
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of anoints gathered in one view.
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for anoints.
verb
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
verb
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
verb
(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
verb
(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
Example sentences
So Oculus anoints Gear VR as their consumer solution, and makes like that was the plan all along.
What if the authority that anoints untouchable scientists is compromised or otherwise acting in bad faith?
Lets say Ballmer anoints Mundie or someone else to 'fix' the overall vision thing.
If PG anoints some dotcoms, drop some pocket change on them all.
If the Trump term is moderately popular and he anoints a successor like Vance, it will be pretty unlikely the Democrats will win for 12 years.
Organized religion ordains priests to read the sacred texts (papers, theses, books) and then anoints them to be the only ones allowed to do ministry and theology.
In most western monarchies God anoints kings and queens.
My fear is that it's exactly the opposite, and medicalization will turn psychedelics into the new class of drugs that a medical degree anoints you to deal, like opioids.
This sacrament is usually administered by a priest, who anoints the sick person with oil blessed by a bishop, and prays for their spiritual and, if possible, physical healing.
The best description I've ever read: NFTs are a postmodern absurdity asset that you buy/sell independent of the underlying art, the NFT is given value by the fact the art was made in a way that anoints the NFT as canonical.
The government allowing corporations to profit off of a civic duty like taxation, while offering no free public alternative, just anoints a handful of corporations with the gift of extracting profit from a mandatory governmental process.
I'm sure the super elite that control almost all of the money and assets on the planet are going to sit by and watch as the crypto community anoints themselves as the new rulers of the wealth.
Quote examples
Nothing anoints SQL databases as being somehow intrinsically "right" or the logical starting point or standard by which all databases should be compared.
From top to bottom, the BBB is funded by the annual dues paid by businesses it anoints with “accreditation,” which allows the companies to put those iconic BBB stamps of approval on their storefronts and websites.
(And of course there are always multiple “standards” because no one anoints a king to implement the-one-true-solution—multiple people do it independently.
You have to be bug-for-bug compatible with the Satoshi client implementation, not with the Satoshi client's declared behavior, design intent, or whatever constellation of PDFs and Wiki posts that the Bitcoin community anoints as "the protocol."
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use anoints in a sentence?
So Oculus anoints Gear VR as their consumer solution, and makes like that was the plan all along.
What does anoints mean?
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
What part of speech is anoints?
anoints is commonly used as verb.