verb
- to anoint again; to apply oil or another substance ceremonially a second time
Usage: formal; religious contexts
Examples
- The priest will reanoint the altar after its restoration.
- They decided to reanoint the king following the ceremony’s interruption.
- The sacred stones were reanointed during the annual ritual.
- After the temple’s purification, they reanointed all the holy objects.
- The bishop chose to reanoint the candidate due to procedural concerns.