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anointed

[uh-noin-tid] / əˈnɔɪn tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
divine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angelic celestial eternal heavenly holy mystical religious sacred spiritual supernatural transcendent wonderful
STRONG
almighty consecrated exalted hallowed sanctified superlative
WEAK
admirable all-powerful ambrosial beatific beautiful blissful deific deistic excellent glorious godlike godly immaculate magnificent marvelous omnipotent omnipresent omniscient rapturous sacramental sacrosanct splendid superhuman supreme theistic transcendental transmundane unearthly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
earthly hellish irreligious irreverent ungodly unholy unsacred
ADJECTIVE
greasy
Synonyms
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creamy fatty slick
WEAK
daubed lubricated lubricious oleaginous pomaded salved slimy slithery smeared swabbed unctuous
Antonyms
WEAK
dry
ADJECTIVE
hallowed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
holy sacred
STRONG
beatified blessed consecrated dedicated divine enshrined honored sanctified
WEAK
inviolable sacrosanct unprofane
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irreligious unholy unsacred
WEAK
desecrated profane unhallowed unsanctified
ADJECTIVE
named
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appointed
STRONG
announced approved assigned authorized called certified chosen commissioned consecrated declared delegated deputed drafted elected entrusted favored nominated opted ordained pegged picked preferred sanctioned selected supported vested
WEAK
decided upon settled on tabbed
ADJECTIVE
ordained
Synonyms
STRONG
consecrated
ADJECTIVE
sanctified
Synonyms
STRONG
blessed consecrated divine hallowed
WEAK
deific holy

Example Sentences

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Reports have swirled in the media that the younger Khamenei has already been anointed by the Assembly of Experts, a grouping of some 88 senior clerics tasked with this responsibility.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

He was succeeded by Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was judicially ousted in turn before parliament anointed Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul in September -- the country's third prime minister in two years.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The international lists anointed Greece and Boquete, Panama, a small community with a large expat population.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Maduro was at his side the rest of the way: serving in congress, then as foreign minister and vice president before Chávez, stricken with cancer, anointed him successor in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

I just let Blanca continue talking about this seventeen-year-old anointed.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez