anointed

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They believe that God speaks directly to and through the NAR’s anointed apostles and prophets about current and sometimes future events.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The international lists anointed Greece and Boquete, Panama, a small community with a large expat population.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

He chose to favor biology over meritocracy and anointed Commodus as his heir when the boy was only 5 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Many Pentecostals from neighboring temples had come to see and hear for themselves the seventeen-year-old anointed, Roberto Vega.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez