Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anoint \A*noint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anointed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Anointing}.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L.
   inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See
   {Ointment}, {Unguent}.]
   1. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance;
      also, to spread over, as oil.

            And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
                                                  --Dryden.

            He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
                                                  --John ix. 6.

   2. 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. --Exod.
                                                  xxix. 7.

            Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.  --1 Kings xix.
                                                  15.

   {The Lord's Anointed}, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish
      or other king by ``divine right.'' --1 Sam. xxvi. 9.

Source : WordNet®

anointing
     n : the act of applying oil or an oily liquid [syn: {anointment}]