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ANOINTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anointer mean?
• ANOINTER (noun)
The noun ANOINTER has 1 sense:
1. one who anoints as a religious ceremony
Familiarity information: ANOINTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who anoints as a religious ceremony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("anointer" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
Derivation:
anoint (administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing)
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