anointing
Ritual oil application
Anointing is the act of applying oil or another substance to someone or something, typically as part of a religious ritual.
In Christian traditions, anointing marks a person as chosen or consecrated: the anointing of a new king, anointing the sick with holy oil.
Figuratively, anointing suggests being singled out or blessed: The media's anointing of her as the frontrunner came early.
Slippery viscous fluid
- balmHealing topical preparation
- salveTopical healing preparation
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
restoration · soothing · relief · palliative · recovery · prayer · wholeness · comfort
Ordained religious office
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- deaconJunior clergy member
- ministerReligious leader or serve
pastor · seminary · vocation · apostolic · consecration · commissioning · ecclesiastical · clerical
Consecrated anointing substance
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
sacramental · holy oil · catechumen · liturgy · vestments · altar · chalice · paten
Effortless beauty of motion
- favorKind act or preference
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- providenceDivine protective care
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
divine · gift · sanctification · holiness · redemption · salvation · beatification · protection
Formal event marking occasions
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- censerVessel for burning aromatics
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
purification · processional · celebrant · libation · oblation · lustration · sanctify · consecrate
Formal investiture of sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- accessionAttainment of high office
- crowningInstalling as monarch
sovereignty · reign · kingship · monarchy · installation · proclamation · acclamation · scepter
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- balmHealing topical preparation
- salveTopical healing preparation
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
remedy · restoration · soothing · relief · palliative · recovery · prayer · wholeness · comfort · ministration
priesthood
Ordained religious office
minister · pastor · seminary · vocation · apostolic · consecration · commissioning · ecclesiastical · clerical · reverend
chrism
Consecrated anointing substance
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
absolution · sacramental · holy oil · catechumen · liturgy · vestments · altar · chalice · paten · sanctuary
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
- favorKind act or preference
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- providenceDivine protective care
mercy · divine · gift · sanctification · holiness · redemption · salvation · beatification · protection · prosperity
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- censerVessel for burning aromatics
- riteCeremonial act or practice
invocation · purification · processional · celebrant · libation · oblation · lustration · sanctify · consecrate · bless
enthronement
Formal investiture of sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- accessionAttainment of high office
crowning · sovereignty · reign · kingship · monarchy · installation · proclamation · acclamation · scepter · throne
- monarchyking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- coronationcoronation, crowning, crown, enthronement, regalia
- knighthoodknight, knights, knight errant, knights errant, Templars
- Napoleon's CoronationNapoleon, Emperor Napoleon, Josephine, Notre-Dame, Notre-Dame Cathedral
- royal actionscoronation, decree, abdication, reign, knighting
- royal customsbowing, curtsying, curtsy, coronation, knighting
anointingdesecration
Violating something sacred
profaning · cursing · defiling · excommunication · defrocking
anointingrejection
Denial of acceptance
deposing · ousting · disavowing · repudiating · dethroning
- anointing oilOil for religious consecration
- holy anointingSacred oil ceremony
ointment, anoint, anointed, unguent, anoints, unction, anointment, anointments