He had a strong faith in the physical efficacy of anointing the sick with oil.
The holy anointing enjoined in Exodus for Aaron and his sons, is confessedly a type of the unction of the Holy Ghost.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generation.
Dogs and cats may be effectually secured from the persecutions of these vermin, by occasionally anointing their skin with sweet oil, or oil of turpentine; or by rubbing into their coats some Scotch snuff.
An emollient ointment, for anointing any external inflammations, may be made as follows.
For some thoughtful remarks on the ancient adoration of stones rather than statues, with refernce to the anointing of stones at Bethel by Jacob, see Dodwell, Tour through Greece, vol.
Among the methods of this witch activity especially credited in central and southern Europe was the anointing of city walls and pavements with a diabolical unguent causing pestilence.
He then, with his ministers, opened the breast with the sacrificial knife, tore out the heart and offered it to the idol, at the same time anointing it with the blood.
The divine influence which came on the towering head of the son of Kish, through the anointing oil that Samuel poured upon his raven hair, left him, and he stood God-forsaken because he stood God-forsaking.
None of the three were ever in the literal sense of the word 'anointed,' but all the three had what anointing symbolised.
The anointing and sealing is to be called, elected, and made sure.
The authorities of the Church attended to the ordinances of anointingand blessing each other in the Kirtland Temple.
What is meant by anointing the forehead with chrism in the form of a cross?
What does the bishop say inanointing the person he confirms?
In anointingthe person he confirms the bishop says: I sign thee with the sign of the cross, and I confirm thee with the chrism of salvation, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and prayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and sometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.
By anointing the forehead with chrism in the form of a cross is meant, that the Christian who is confirmed must openly profess and practice his faith, never be ashamed of it, and rather die than deny it.
He must have thought beforehand of all things needed to be done or handled, for after the anointing he must not touch any other thing.
This act of anointing his hands and face must have been his very last act before starting.
The King, who had had to listen the previous evening to a preachment on the custom of anointing the kings of France, emerged from the episcopal palace clad in a camisole of crimson satin and a long robe of silver cloth.
One of the suggested functions of these glands is anointing the velvet covering of the antlers.
Scratching or anointing of antlers in the velvet with a hind hoof was observed in an adult buck on June 16, and in a fawn on August 27.
Anointing them with oil, he assures us, "is a widespread practice, sometimes by women who wish to obtain children.
The remedy is full feeding, a warm stall, and anointing the hard part of the skin with tar, oil, and butter.
Most recommend the immediate removal of the thickened membrane, which can be effected by anointing the part with butter or fresh cream.
Preserving the same reference to the royal dignity of Jesus, we may look at His baptism as being His public assumption of His Messianic office, and at this descent of the Holy Spirit as the anointing or coronation of the King.
Plainly, as I have said, it was the coronation and anointing of the Monarch.
The odorous mixture was highly esteemed for anointing and embalming, but its cost restricted its use to the wealthy.
At the earliest indication of dawn, the devoted Mary Magdalene and other faithful women set out for the tomb, bearing spices and ointments which they had prepared for the further anointing of the body of Jesus.
It was the custom of the times to treat a distinguished guest with marked attention; to receive him with a kiss of welcome, to provide water for washing the dust from his feet, and oil for anointing the hair of the head and the beard.
The incident (of anointing with ointment) is one quite in accordance with the customs of the time and country, and there is not the least improbability in its repetition under different circumstances.
The usual external act by which His miracles were wrought was a word or a command, sometimes accompanied by the laying on of hands, or by some other physical ministration as in anointing the eyes of a blind man.
David, the king of whom all Israelites were proud, had been taken directly from the sheepfold, and had come with a shepherd's crook in his hand to the anointing that made him royal.
Exactly the same anointing of the linga is performed in India till this day.
From this custom of anointingcomes the conception of the Messiah, or Christ the Anointed.
Thirdly he asked about the perfumed ointment, and when they had told him of the manner of its making and of the anointing with it, he said the same as he had said before about the garment.
So said the preachers in the synagogues, the houses, and the streets, but they were silent over the fact that the anointing was the work of a poor woman who desired to heal His sore feet.
He calmly permitted it; but His host thought to himself: No, He is no prophet, or He would know who it is that is anointing His feet.
In anointing one part, the others should be covered, to prevent the child from taking cold.
We have also found the anointing of the external and internal parts with goose grease, which has been thoroughly washed in several hot waters, to be very soothing and efficient in speedily allaying all irritation.
Agnes Sampson said she was to have taken the king's life by anointing his linen with a strong poison.
Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "anointing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
