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anointed

[uh-noin-tid] / əˈnɔɪn tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
divine
Synonyms
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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
Antonyms
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earthly hellish irreligious irreverent ungodly unholy unsacred
ADJECTIVE
greasy
Synonyms
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creamy fatty slick
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daubed lubricated lubricious oleaginous pomaded salved slimy slithery smeared swabbed unctuous
Antonyms
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dry
ADJECTIVE
hallowed
Synonyms
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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
Antonyms
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irreligious unholy unsacred
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desecrated profane unhallowed unsanctified
ADJECTIVE
named
Synonyms
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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
ADJECTIVE
ordained
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STRONG
consecrated
ADJECTIVE
sanctified
Synonyms
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blessed consecrated divine hallowed
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deific holy

Example Sentences

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When Maduro replaced Chávez in 2013, Flores anointed herself his “First Combatant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Reports have swirled in the media that the younger Khamenei has already been anointed by the Assembly of Experts, a grouping of some 88 senior clerics tasked with this responsibility.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

In December, he anointed Flavio -- a Rio de Janeiro senator -- as his political heir.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Still, what makes Bublé the new king of Christmas music, if such a title can be anointed?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

He would be, of all, the mightiest, the most beloved, the Lord’s anointed; and he would live in this shining city which his ancestors had seen with longing from far away.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.