Standard Lemma guide

anointed

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /əˈnɔɪn.tɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N OY1 N T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 N OY1 N AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: AH0 N OY1 N IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having undergone the process of anointing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Utter; thorough; eminent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable, slang

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who has been anointed, especially religiously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of anoint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: gesalbt — having been anointed
  • Russian: пома́занный (pomázannyj) — having been anointed
  • Russian: нама́занный (namázannyj) — having been anointed
  • Swedish: smord — having been anointed
  • Armenian: օծյալ (ōcyal) — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • French: oint — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Galician: unxido — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • German: Gesalbter — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Greek: χριστός (christós) — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Hungarian: felkent — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Italian: unto — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Latin: ūnctus — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Polish: pomazaniec — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Polish: namaszczony — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Portuguese: ungido — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Russian: пома́занник (pomázannik) — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
  • Spanish: ungido — a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons
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