To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
To invoke divine favor upon.
To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
To turn (a reference) into an object.
Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.