anointing oil
Consecration liquid substance
Anointing oil is oil used in religious ceremonies to consecrate people or objects, marking them as sacred or set apart.
In Christian traditions, it appears in healing rituals, ordinations, and baptisms.
The practice derives from ancient Hebrew customs of anointing priests and kings: The pastor dabbed anointing oil on the sick woman's forehead.
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