What is "anointings"

Usage examples of "anointings".

Blood, of course, is rich in semangat and was often used for anointings, for drinking, and, among the Makassarese of Sulawesi, as a solution in which royal weapons were regularly bathed in order to keep them charged.

Self-forgetfulness, purity, and love are treasures untold--constant prayers, prophecies, and anointings.

And by the secret hand of Thy remedy was my swelling lessened, and the disordered and darkened eyesight of my mind, by the sharp anointings of healthful sorrows, was from day to day made whole.