1. to anoint with oil, especially as a religious rite; to administer extreme unction to
Usage: archaic; religious context

Examples

• The priest aneles the dying parishioner with holy oil.
• In medieval times, clergy would aneles the sick as part of last rites.
• The bishop aneles the infant during the baptism ceremony.
• She was aneled before her final journey.
• The sacrament of anointing aneles the faithful in their hour of need.