anointment
noun[CorU]
uk/əˈnɔɪnt.mənt/us/əˈnɔɪnt.mənt/anointmentnoun[C or U](CEREMONY)
areligiousceremonyof puttingholywateroroilon someone to make thepersonholy:
受膏仪式(涂圣水或油膏来表示使某人具有神性的宗教仪式)Anointment is anancienttradition.受膏仪式是个古老的传统。
Sailorslinedup for ablessingand anointment by a Navychaplain.水兵们排队接受海军牧师的祝福和涂油。
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anoint
theactof making someonekingorqueen,especiallyaspartof areligiousceremony:
(尤指包括受膏仪式的)王位的授予Theceremonyis areferenceto the anointment of theancientkingsas asymboloftheirauthority.这种典礼源于古代国王的受膏仪式,象征了王权的权威。
Thefilmof the Queen’scoronationdoesn’tincludeher anointment.女王加冕仪式的纪录片并未包括其受膏仪式。
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anoint
- Anointment withwater,salt, andspiritswaspartof thenamingceremony.
- An anointment withholyoiltookplace.
- Coronation was areligiousritewhichbeganwith the anointment of therulerwithholyoil.
Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- anointed
- baptism
- communicant
- communion
- confirm
- confirmation
- consecrate
- invocation
- litany
- liturgical
- liturgy
- ordain
- sacramental
- thanksgiving
- the last rites
- unction
- vespers
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Religious practices
anointmentnoun[C or U](JOB)
thechoiceof someone to do ajob, usually by apersoninauthority:
选定,由权威人士选定某人担任某个职务No one wassurprisedby his anointment aschiefexecutive.他被选定担任总裁,这并不令人惊奇。
Her anointment as achairof thecommitteewasunexpected.她被遴选为委员会主席,这出乎人们的预料。
- Hisexpectedanointment as thepresidentialnomineewill takeplaceduring theconvention.
- Thejobwill be his, and anointment isexpectednextweek.
- Thesuccessionwasplannedinadvanceand her anointment was not asurprise.
Promoting staff
- aggrandizement
- ascend
- ascension
- career-limiting
- demote
- elevation
- fast track
- free transfer
- glass cliff
- hand off
- handoff
- promotion
- rank
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- secondment
- subordinate
- subordination
- vault
- wilderness