anointed

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/əˈnɔɪn.tɪd/

adjective

Having undergone the process of anointing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of anoint.
adjectiveanointed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving undergone the process of anointing.
  2. datednot comparableslangUtter; thorough; eminent.

    I wonder if she has the faintest idea of what an anointed scoundrel he is?

    1898, George Lewis Becke, Roman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories
nounanointed (plural anointeds)

plural anointeds

  1. A person who has been anointed, especially religiously.

Translations

French oint
  • ointa person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
German gesalbt, Gesalbter
  • gesalbthaving been anointed
  • Gesalbtera person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Greek χριστός
  • χριστός (christós)a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Hungarian felkent
  • felkenta person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Italian unto
  • untoa person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Latin ūnctus
  • ūnctusa person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Polish pomazaniec, namaszczony
  • pomazanieca person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • namaszczonya person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Portuguese ungido
  • ungidoa person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Russian пома́занный, нама́занный
  • пома́занный (pomázannyj)having been anointed
  • нама́занный (namázannyj)having been anointed
  • пома́занник (pomázannik)a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Spanish ungido
  • ungidoa person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
Swedish smord
  • smordhaving been anointed

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

anointed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anointed

MLA

“anointed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anointed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anointed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anointed.

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