anointed

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˈnɔɪn.tɪd/

anointed

1. simple past and past participle of anoint

anointed (not comparable)

1. Having undergone the process of anointing.
2. (archaic, slang) Utter; thorough; eminent.
   • 1898, George Lewis Becke, Roman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories:

     I wonder if she has the faintest idea of what an anointed scoundrel he is?

anointed (plural anointeds)

1. A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.

• the Lord's Anointed

• antinode, innodate