Today I want to do a random unfamiliar word that I found in Eldest, the second book of the Eragon series.
This will be very quick, but helpful.
The word for today is anoint
It's a funny looking word so I figured it would be good for the cause.
The sentence it is in is the following:
He was son of one of the Forsworn- the thirteen Riders who had helped Galbatorix destroy their order and anoint himself king of Alagaesia- and Eragon's friend."
Intense xD
Anoint relates to the action Galbatorix making himself king, so I can infer that anoint means to crown yourself as leader.
I checked the definition on google.
a·noint
əˈnoint/
verb
- smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony."high priests were anointed with oil"
synonyms: consecrate, bless, ordain; formalhallow"he was anointed and crowned"- smear or rub something with (any other substance)."Cuna Indians anoint the tips of their arrows with poison"
- ceremonially confer divine or holy office upon (a priest or monarch) by smearing or rubbing with oil."the Lord has anointed me to preach to the poor"
synonyms: consecrate, bless, ordain; formalhallow"he was anointed and crowned"We didn't really guess about the oil, but oinament kind of sounds like anoint so it makes sense.
Well that's it
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