How to Use holy oil in a Sentence

holy oil

noun
  • Be your head anointed with holy oil, as kings, priests, and prophets were anointed.
    — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • She will be wrapped in ceremonial robes and anointed with holy oil.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • The oldest object is a 12th-century spoon, which will be deployed to anoint Charles with holy oil.
    — Marisa Bellack, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • And the holy oil used to anoint him, which typically contains a substance found in whale intestines, was animal-free.
    — Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • The holy oil will be poured from an ampulla shaped like an eagle and a 13th-century spoon — both gold (naturally).
    — Kelly Faircloth, Curbed, 5 May 2023
  • Camilla will also be anointed with holy oil and crowned, as was Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
    — Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • During the coronation, it’s filled with a special holy oil, and the Archbishop of Canterbury dips his fingers into it to anoint the monarch.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • Hidden by a screen for privacy, he was anointed with holy oil on his hands, chest and head — the only moment of the ceremony not visible to attendees or the public.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • Charles will be crowned, enthroned, handed various scepters and swords, receive various oaths of allegiance, and anointed in holy oil that was consecrated in Jerusalem itself.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
  • Many thought that Queen Camilla would, like previous consorts, wear the crown during the coronation next May when the new king and queen will be anointed with holy oil and presented with a crown.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Coronation spoon The Coronation Spoon has two indentations suggesting it was made for the archbishop to dip two fingers into holy oil to anoint the sovereign.
    — Max Taylor, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • In European monarchies, the United Kingdom is the only nation that still has a coronation ceremony, complete with holy oil—other monarchs simply take an oath in front of the legislature.
    — Town & Country, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Scholars have assumed that religious superstition overwhelmed scientific impulse and the church dictated what constituted legitimate healing – namely, prayer, anointing with holy oil, miracles of the saints and penance for sin.
    — Meg Leja, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2023

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