Lord's Anointed

Lord's Anointed
Lord's Anointed,
the Messiah or Christ.

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  • The Lord's Anointed — Anoint A*noint ([.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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • the Lord's anointed — (in royalist theory) king by divine right • • • Main Entry: ↑anoint …   Useful english dictionary

  • anointed — (adj.) late 14c., smeared with oil, pp. adjective from ANOINT (Cf. anoint) (v.). Noun meaning a consecrated one (e.g. Lord s Anointed) is recorded from 1520s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Anointed — Anoint A*noint ([.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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lord Nemesis — is a fictional archvillain from the video games City of Heroes and City of Villains developed by Cryptic Studios.Superherobox| character name=Lord Nemesis real name=Gerhardt Eisenstadt alliances=Nemesis Army| Biography Little is truly known about …   Wikipedia

  • The Lord's Anointed — noun a) Christ or the Messiah. <!1 Samuel 26:9 b) A Jewish or other king by divine right …   Wiktionary

  • Lord of the Isles — The designation Lord of the Isles ( gd. Triath nan Eilean or Rí Innse Gall), now a Scottish title of nobility, emerged from a series of hybrid Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages, who wielded sea… …   Wikipedia

  • lord — n 1. lord and master, overlord, master, chief, ruler, tyrant, dictator; king, sovereign, monarch, majesty, crowned head, potentate, dynast; prince, emperor, rajah, maharajah, czar, caeser, kaiser, Fr. roi, Latin, rex. sheik, khan, governor, te… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • God's anointed — God s (or the Lord s) anointed a monarch ruling by divine right …   Useful english dictionary

  • KING, KINGSHIP — (Heb. מלֶךְ, מַלְכוּת). In the Bible The term king in the biblical frame of reference and that of the Ancient Near East generally designates a governor and ruler, usually the sole authority over his subjects. This term is used to designate the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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