anointed
adjective
consecrated or made sacred; dedicated to God, often in a ceremony that includes dabbing or sprinkling with holy oil.
unanointed
-
a word derived from
anointed.
Example Sentences
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The insects nipped at the faces of unanointed cats, but largely snubbed the felines that had gone gaga for the vines.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2021
Further fights erupted as units returned from Peking and started telling their unanointed comrades in the local Red Guard schools how things should be run.
From Time Magazine Archive
They may join the ragtag list of victims, victimizers, unanointed antiheroes and assorted foul balls about whom Newman has sung with stinging wit and unexpected compassion.
From Time Magazine Archive
He knew his fellow creatures better than most men, knew that inner life which so seldom unfolds itself to unanointed eyes.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
The cloven feet of Pan are on the hill, His reedy musics sadder than all rains, Since none will seek—pipe ever as he will— Those unanointed and neglected fanes.
From Ships in Harbour by David Morton
