To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
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To anoint.
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To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
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To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
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Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal,…
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To consecrate anew or again.
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To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dor…
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To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
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To bring together for comparison; to compare.
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To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.
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To make clear; to free from obscurity.
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To call out; to summon forth.
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To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
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Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
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To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; a…
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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…
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To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.
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To change the place of in any manner; to move.
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The act of blessing.
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The act of blessing.
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of Bless
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of Bless
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The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
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The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
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Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
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To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.
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To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow.
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That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
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