Anointing Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Name== {{anchor|Etymology}} The present verb derives from the now obsolete adjective ''anoint'', equivalent to ''anointed''.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1st ed. "anoint, ''v.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1884.</ref> The adjective is first attested in 1303,{{refn|group=n|Robert Manning's ''Handling Sin'': {{lang|enm|. ..Þe prest þat ys a noynt...}}<ref>{{citation |last=Mannyng |first=Robert |title=Handlyng Synne |date=1303 |at=l. 7417 }}</ref>}} derived from [[Old French]] {{lang|fro|enoint}}, the [[past participle]] of {{lang|fro|enoindre}}, from [[Latin]] {{lang|la|''inung''(''u'')''ere''|italic=unset}},<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1st ed. "† aˈnoint, ''adj.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1884.</ref> an [[intensifier|intensified]] form of {{lang|la|''ung''(''u'')''ere''|italic=unset}} {{gloss|to anoint}}. It is thus cognate with "unction". The oil used in a ceremonial anointment may be called "[[chrism]]", from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] {{lang|grc|χρῖσμα}} ({{transl|grc|khrîsma}}) {{gloss|anointing}}.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1st ed. "chrism, ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1889.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page