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2006-07-08 14:54:26 · 3 answers · asked by Inquiring mind 1 in Education & Reference Teaching

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Anoint is from the Latin "inunctio" which means besmearing.

To anoint is to touch any part of the body with oil.

With love in Christ.

2006-07-16 17:36:20 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0 0

To anoint is to grease with perfumed oil, animal fat, or melted butter, a process employed ritually by many religions and races.<-source wikipedia
Among the Hebrews, the act of anointing was significant in consecration to a holy or sacred use: hence the anointing of the high priest (Exodus 29:29; Leviticus 4:3) and of the sacred vessels (Exodus 30:26)<-- source wikipedia
The Messiah

The promised Deliverer is twice called the "Anointed" or Moshiach (Psalms 2:2; Daniel 9:25, 26), because he was anointed with the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 61:1) which, in the text, is an expression of nobility and greatness. According to the New Testament, Jesus of Nazareth is this anointed One, the Moshiach of the Tanakh (John 1:41; Acts 9:22; 17:2, 3; 18:5, 28), and the Gospels state that he was physically anointed by an anonymous figure who traditionally is interpreted as Mary Magdalene. The very word Christ -a title, not a name- comes from the Greek Christos roughly meaning 'anointed' (creamy or greased would be more cognate as translations).

According to the Jewish Bible, whenever someone received the anointing, the Spirit of God came upon this person, to qualify him or her for a God-given task. However, it was not always required to be physically anointed in order to receive the Spirit of God.<-- still wikipedia, but Biblicly correct

2006-07-08 15:01:41 · answer #2 · answered by blkrose65 5 · 0 0

Anointed means chosen or selected. It is derived from the Bible where Abraham and other prophets would anoint a special person with oil making them their selected person for blessings.

2006-07-21 23:15:43 · answer #3 · answered by ramasinc 2 · 0 0

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