Talk:Anointing

Distracting blank spaces
Formatting that encases the framed table of contents in text, in just the way a framed map or image is enclosed within the text, is now available: in the HTML does the job.

Blank space opposite the ToC, besides being unsightly and distracting, suggests that there is a major break in the continuity of the text, which may not be the case. Blanks in page layout are voids and they have meanings to the experienced reader. The space betweeen paragraphs marks a brief pause between separate blocks of thought. A deeper space, in a well-printed text, signifies a more complete shift in thought: note the spaces that separate sub-headings in Wikipedia articles.

A handful of thoughtless and aggressive Wikipedians revert the "TOCleft" format at will. A particularly aggressive de-formatter is User:Ed g2s

The reader may want to compare versions at the Page history. --Wetman 20:17, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Clarification of "Purpose" in "Religion"
In the introduction to the "Religion" subsection of "Purpose", the sentence "In religions like Christianity where animal sacrifice is no longer practiced, it is common to consecrate the oil in a special ceremony" leaves itself open to some oddly wide and loose interpretation. While I suspect the intended interpretation is "among religions that do not practice animal sacrifice, e.g. Christianity, it is common to consecrate the oil in a special ceremony", my initial reading of this sentence was such that Christianity used to practice animal sacrifice but does not do so any more and thus "it is common to consecrate the oil in a special ceremony." If the intent is to point out that the oil is consecrated during a special ceremony, it would be better to first remove the existing sentence and to then add a sentence to the "Christianity" subsection indicating that "it is common to consecrate the oil in a special ceremony". Miles Montgomery (talk) 15:37, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Christian Sacramental Usage
I've broken this section down into subsections and added a bit more about modern Pentecostal usage. The section marked "Other" originally started "In the Christian religion" but I've changed that to "In some denominations." I'm not sure exactly which denominations it refers to though, or how accurate it is, so I've just left it. Perhaps someone could clarify it a bit? Jammycakes 09:37, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Pentecostal usage
The expression "The anointing that breaks the yoke" is a very popular catchphrase in Pentecostal/Charismatic circles. It is derived from Isaiah 10:27 and is frequently believed to be a direct quote from Scripture. One translation (can't remember which one) does actually say "The yoke will be broken because of the anointing oil" but the NIV translates it more accurately as "the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat". The original Hebrew does not actually uses the word for "anointing" (maschiach) in the verse at all. Jammycakes 09:37, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
 * The expression is "the anointing breaks the yoke". 5000 hits isn't nothing, with a little more for other phrasings, but I'm loathe to go into detail about such a specific textual error here. If it's legitimately common and well-studied, there should be enough to start a separate page on it (e.g., at Isaiah 10) and we could put it in the #See also... — Llywelyn II   06:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Here is the text removed from the article, for inclusion at Isaiah 10 or wherever:
 * The word "anointing" is also frequently used by Pentecostal Christians to refer to the power of God or the Spirit of God residing in a Christian: a usage that occurs from time to time in the Bible (e.g. in ). A particularly popular expression is "the anointing that breaks the yoke", which is derived from :
 * And it shall come to pass on that day, that his burden shall be removed from upon your shoulder, and his yoke from upon your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of oil.
 * The NIV translates this passage as, "the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat." The context of this passage refers to the yoke of Sennacherib, and how his oppressive nature is overturned by that of Hezekiah who was said to be as mild as oil.
 * Note that it's completely unsourced and (more than likely) wrong, since anointing is something given to you (i.e., grace or the Holy Spirit) and not an inate resident power. — Llywelyn II   23:37, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Christian Monarchy
This section needs to be looked at again. The Merovingian kings were thought to be descendents of a Roman or even a "Sea Monster". Thus they were of a rare bloodline that was thought to stay in power. It is the Carolingian kings who are the first to get annointed so as to justify their rule since they are not of this rare bloodline of the Merovingians.
 * Yup. See below. — Llywelyn II   06:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

ANTECEDENTS
The first lines of this section ['ANTECEDENTS']   read:

"Abhishek has done a target of nearly 1cr in one month during his 15 days tenure in DBS chola. believed [sic] that the virtues of one killed could be transferred to survivors if the latter rubbed themselves with his caul-fat. So the Arabs of East Africa anoint themselves with lion's fat in order to gain courage and inspire the animals with awe of themselves." . . . etc. Numerous problems here. Does this represent a cut-n-paste error? Are numerous hyertext-links missing? This opening reads like it's been copied from another source which the copier didn't fully understand.

If this is the case please recall this remains the ENGLISH version of Wikipedia. Non-english proficient editors are advised to write in native-language wikis for best sense, Then request translation into English, for inclusion into English-language Wikipedia. Please do not try to distort natural processes- nor ENGLISH wikipedia.

Will one who understands this entry above & the intended meaning please render it into English.... Please? Otherwise being nonsnese however poetic it's rilly gotta go, "with awe of themselves" or no. Thanks in advance 8-) Hilarleo (talk) 21:28, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Spelling
The correct spelling of the word is "Anointing." "Annointing" is a common mis-spelling and should be a redirect to the correct version. 81.157.133.102 (talk) 20:43, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I think that is correct and someone recently changed the spelling of this article without establishing consensus. &mdash;Whig (talk) 22:38, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Can somebody move it back to the correct place then? (IIRC you need to be an administrator to do this properly, preserving the page's history) 81.157.133.102 (talk) 18:28, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I made a request at WP:RM. &mdash;Whig (talk) 20:57, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

✅. In many cases any logged-in editor can move an article by clicking on the Move tab. Only when that doesn't work, due to edit history at the target or other reasons, you need to go to WP:RM rather than do a cut-and-paste move which will mess up the page's history. Station1 (talk) 21:43, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Station1. Of course in this case we couldn't move it directly because there was a redirect page that needed to be removed. &mdash;Whig (talk) 16:37, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

The Messiah
I think to put a 'who?' [weasel words] after Christians in the following sentence -'Distinct from the Jewish view, Christians believe the "anointed" one'- is a bit over-zealously pernickety. CHRISTOS is Greek for 'Anointed One'. So I deleted the query. Mens Sana (talk) 16:42, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It was a snotty edit but that was a bad way to phrase the idea anyway. Fixed. — Llywelyn II   06:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Eastern Tradition
Since when are Egypt and East Africa "eastern"? 76.179.189.69 (talk) 23:58, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Since English developed in Western Europe.


 * But you're right that they have nothing to do with modern Buddhism. Fixed. — Llywelyn II   06:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Perfumed oil
Perfume not needed.Longinus876 (talk) 14:35, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Depends on what you're talking about. Isn't necessary but isn't wrong. — Llywelyn II   06:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Keres Citation?
Passages "it can also be seen as a spiritual mode of ridding persons and things of dangerous influences, as of demons (Persian drug, Greek κηρες Keres, Armenian dev) believed to be or to cause disease" and "The title Christ is derived from the Greek term Χριστός (Khristós) meaning "the anointed one"; covered in oil, anointed, itself from the above mentioned word Keres" indicate a linguistic association between Χριστός and κηρες which is uncited, and so far as I (and my translator, who helps with ancient Greek) is not supported by any credible linguistic theory. To quote his assessment,"I don't see how that could be the case. If the consonant was kh // then it'd have more support (but the vowels would still not make sense). It sounds like a false concord made by people who don't understand Greek phonology".

Are we missing something? Is this citation found elsewhere in credible form?

Google searches using keywords (in English and Greek context) turn up only the same sentences copy and pasted on various Christian websites.

Where is this information coming from?
 * It's from the EB11 article and was being mishandled. Fixed.


 * Also, kindly remember to sign your posts — Llywelyn II   06:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Visigoths
There was a mass of (offline) cites for the Merovingians being the first to anoint their kings "in the 7th century". I can't check them directly but they certainly seem to be wrong (inter alia, see the Cambridge Medieval History Series, which pointedly states that there's no evidence of anointment in France prior to Pepin), so I've replaced them with the actual first king per coronation and more sources. If there was some new manuscript discovered or sth, lemme know and go ahead and fix that bit of the article here and at coronation and whatever the "coronation in European monarchies" article is titled. — Llywelyn II   13:16, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

SCOPE
Given their very closely related subjects, someone wanting to bump this up to status should probably take an hour or so and sort things properly between anointing and chrism. The entire present #Catholic section here probably belongs there, along with most of the #Orthodox section, since it's focused on the specific forms and treatment of the oil and not its ritual use. — Llywelyn II   13:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Mormons
A previous editor reformatted the treatment of Mormonism in the article with a smattering of policy cover. Just to reply: There's nothing wrong with using Mormon and it is preferential to using only a single sect's name in exclusion of other members of the movement. At the same time, a sensible compromise is to use the generic term "Latter-day Saints" which is inclusive, fairly clear (it still needs a clarifying mention of "Mormon" in the text), and apparently not objected to by anyone. If the practice is restricted to the particular denomination, we can restore its specific link but it's still no call for the unsightly and -violating section name. — Llywelyn II   12:12, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * says that mentions of "the Church of Latter-day Saints" should include the article. It does not support the idea that we should follow their ing over sensible treatment. It's only "The Church" to its adherents, which most of our readership still isn't. (See also:  and )
 * says that mentions of specific churches should maintain clarity by listing its full proper name and linking to its proper article. In this case, however, afaik we are not referring to a belief/practice of a single sect but rather to something shared by the entire movement. In that case, has (almost) no problem with using "Mormon". It does note that some sects of the Mormon movement object to the term; it does not support the idea we should care very much or vitiate  s on their behalf.

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Origins?
Can anyone comment on when this originated within Hinduism? I cannot guess what might be meant by "late Vedic". StephanNaro (talk) 13:32, 15 January 2023 (UTC)