anointed
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- anointed (adj.)
- late 14c., "smeared with oil," past participle adjective from anoint (v.). Noun meaning "a consecrated one" (as in Lord's Anointed) is recorded from 1520s.
Example
- 1. In many ways mr cuomo is the anointed heir at last ascending to the throne .
- 2. The men anointed to be china 's next generation of leaders rarely say much in public .
- 3. Their current pharaoh is 82 years old , visibly ailing , and has no anointed successor .
- 4. After his stroke three years ago , kim anointed his youngest son , kim jong-un , as his successor .
- 5. Luckily for them , works that have been anointed by the tate command more credibility and a premium upon resale .