different between anoint vs noint
anoint
English
Alternative forms
- annoint (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n??nt/
- Rhymes: -??nt
Verb
anoint (third-person singular simple present anoints, present participle anointing, simple past and past participle anointed)
- (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
- He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
- (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
- Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him.
- Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
- (transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
- (transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
Synonyms
- salve
Derived terms
- anointee
- Anointing of the Sick
- the Lord's Anointed
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- anoint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- anoint in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- anoint at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Tonian, nation
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noint
English
Verb
noint (third-person singular simple present noints, present participle nointing, simple past and past participle nointed)
- Obsolete form of anoint.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir T. North to this entry?)
Anagrams
- Niton, niton
Middle Dutch
Etymology
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Adverb
noint
- Alternative form of noit
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