If that's not an anointment into the crossover hall of fame I don't know what is.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Even without an anointment as the ACC's top player, Vasquez was still a popular figure.
From the washingtontimes.com
Being the host of the Tonight show is not a job but a secular anointment.
From the time.com
Other photos must wait patiently for anthologies and anointment by a more neutral historian.
From the denverpost.com
It was less a political endorsement than a symbolic anointment.
From the nytimes.com
The anointment, of course, came from none other than Tiger Woods.
From the post-gazette.com
Such odds, in golf, are an honor bordering on athletic anointment.
From the washingtonpost.com
Each of these transitions was carefully orchestrated to appear as an anointment or a retirement.
From the nytimes.com
The anointment of Jeremy Heywood signals a major shift in what the prime minister wants from his officials.
From the economist.com
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Anointing: the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People and things are anointed to symbolize the introduction of a sacramental or divine influence, a holy emanation, spirit, power or god. ...