anele

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: a=nele

CIDE DICTIONARY

anele, v. t. [OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See Oil, Anoil.].

•  To anoint.  Shipley.  [1913 Webster]
•  To give extreme unction to.  R. of Brunne.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

anele, v.tr. archaic anoint, esp. in extreme unction.

Etymology

ME f. AN-(1) + elien f. OE ele f. L oleum oil

ROGET THESAURUS

anele

Rite

VB perform service, do duty, minister, officiate, baptize, dip, sprinkle, anoint, confirm, lay hands on, give the sacrament, administer the sacrament, administer extreme unction, hear confession, administer holy penance, shrive, excommunicate, ban with bell book and candle, attend services, attend mass, go to mass, hear mass, take the sacrament, receive the sacrament, receive communion, attend the sacrament, partake of the sacrament, partake of communion, communicate, receive extreme unction, confess, go to confession, receive penance, anele, preach, sermonize, predicate, lecture.