holy oil

noun

: olive oil blessed by a bishop for use in a sacrament or sacramental

Examples of holy oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct the coronation service, during which Charles will be anointed with holy oil, presented with royal ceremonial objects like the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross and Sovereign's Orb, and crowned with the St. Edward's Crown. —

Catherine Garcia, The Week, 2 May 2023 There will be no exceedingly heavy bejeweled crowns, no anointing of the monarch with holy oil behind a screen. —

Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 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 See all Example Sentences for holy oil

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