Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun anointing

1 sense of anointing

Sense 1
anointing, anointment -- (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)
       => application, coating, covering -- (the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb anoint

2 senses of anoint

Sense 1
anoint -- (choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group")
       => choose, take, select, pick out -- (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her")

Sense 2
anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate -- (administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing)
       => bless -- (give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son")