How to Use holy oil in a Sentence

holy oil

noun
  • Be your head anointed with holy oil, as kings, priests, and prophets were anointed.
    — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • The Anointing: The Archbishop of Canterbury will anoint the monarch with holy oil.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The oldest object is a 12th-century spoon, which will be deployed to anoint Charles with holy oil.
    — Marisa Bellack, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Camilla will also be anointed with holy oil and crowned, as was Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
    — Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • She will be wrapped in ceremonial robes and anointed with holy oil.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • During the coronation, it’s filled with a special holy oil, and the Archbishop of Canterbury dips his fingers into it to anoint the monarch.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • The holy oil will be poured from an ampulla shaped like an eagle and a 13th-century spoon — both gold (naturally).
    — Kelly Faircloth, Curbed, 5 May 2023
  • Many thought that Queen Camilla would, like previous consorts, wear the crown during the coronation next May when the new king and queen will be anointed with holy oil and presented with a crown.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Hidden by a screen for privacy, he was anointed with holy oil on his hands, chest and head — the only moment of the ceremony not visible to attendees or the public.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • The liturgy will use holy oils used in sacraments throughout the year that have been blessed as priests of the diocese renew priestly promises.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • One church staffer presses a Bible to her forehead while another daubs her stomach with a pocket-size vial of holy oil.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • The monarch swears an oath to uphold both the law and the Church of England, and the Archbishop anoints the monarch with holy oil.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 May 2023

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