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Ablution vs Anoint - What's the difference?

ablution | anoint |

As a noun ablution

is the act of washing something.

As a verb anoint is

(label) to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

ablution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of washing something.
  • # (chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
  • # The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
  • # (literary, or, humorous, usually, in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
  • #*
  • #
  • The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
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  • Cast the ablutions in the main.
  • The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
  • (pluralonly, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and sinks are located.
  • Anagrams

    * (l)

    References

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    anoint

    English

    Alternative forms

    * annoint (nonstandard)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
  • * And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint . —Dryden.
  • * He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. —John ix. 6.
  • (label) 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. —Exod. xxix. 7.
  • * Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. —1 Kings xix. 15.
  • to choose or nominate somebody for an leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor
  • to mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony
  • Synonyms

    * salve

    Anagrams

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