English Dictionary

anoint

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈnɔɪnt/

動詞

他動詞 比喩的用法 歴史的

(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. / (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

日本語の意味

油を塗る、または油を注ぐこと。 / （特に聖別の儀式で）油を塗布し、神聖なものとする行為。

Before the ceremony, the elder asked me to anoint the wooden statue with sacred oil.

儀式の前に、長老は私に木製の像に聖なる油を塗るよう頼んだ。

意味（1）

(transitive) 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.

意味（2）

(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him.

意味（3）

(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.

意味（4）

(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.

anoints （ present singular third-person ）

anointing （ participle present ）

anointed （ participle past ）

anointed （ past ）