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past participle of anoint.
past tense form of anoint.

Definitions

anointed

[uh-noin-tid] / əˈnɔɪn tɪd /

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divine adj.
greasy adj.
hallowed adj.
named adj.
ordained adj.
sanctified adj.

ADJECTIVE

divine

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angelic celestial eternal heavenly holy mystical religious sacred spiritual supernatural transcendent wonderful

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almighty consecrated exalted hallowed sanctified superlative

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admirable all-powerful ambrosial beatific beautiful blissful deific deistic excellent glorious godlike godly immaculate magnificent marvelous omnipotent omnipresent omniscient rapturous sacramental sacrosanct splendid superhuman supreme theistic transcendental transmundane unearthly

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earthly hellish irreligious irreverent ungodly unholy unsacred

ADJECTIVE

greasy

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creamy fatty slick

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daubed lubricated lubricious oleaginous pomaded salved slimy slithery smeared swabbed unctuous

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dry

ADJECTIVE

hallowed

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holy sacred

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beatified blessed consecrated dedicated divine enshrined honored sanctified

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inviolable sacrosanct unprofane

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irreligious unholy unsacred

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desecrated profane unhallowed unsanctified

ADJECTIVE

named

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appointed

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announced approved assigned authorized called certified chosen commissioned consecrated declared delegated deputed drafted elected entrusted favored nominated opted ordained pegged picked preferred sanctioned selected supported vested

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decided upon settled on tabbed

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ordained

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consecrated

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sanctified

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blessed consecrated divine hallowed

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deific holy

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According to Licence, this interpretation could help resolve a longstanding historical puzzle: why would a pope support the violent removal of an anointed king?

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Thatcher, his latest anointed icon, fares no better than a butterfly pinned to his mood board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Monuments to Adam Smith and David Hume on the Royal Mile have also been anointed with plastic crowns.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Valdes was anointed a "hero of the Republic" for his part in the revolution.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

Next to her another Bracelet was staring into space with empty blue eyes as she anointed herself with moisturizer.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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