S vs Anoint - What's the difference?
s | anoint |
The nineteenth letter of the .
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur
Symbols for SI units
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(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