Definition of "anointment" []

• The act of anointing with oil or other liquids. (noun)

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• "Our president was not a bad choice, but maybe, just maybe, his anointment was a tad premature."
• "The anointment of n|om takes place inside the Creator."
• "A year ago I was asked my opinion on the anointment of Xi Jinping as vice president and leader of the "party of princelings," as the new generation of Chinese Communist Party leaders is derisively called by some in China."