Definition

1. Verb:
   • To anoint with oil: The primary meaning of "xức dầu" is to apply oil, often in a ritual or ceremonial context. This action can be for religious purposes, such as in sacraments, or for practical purposes like lubrication or medicinal application.
   • To administer the last rites: In a specific Catholic/Christian religious context, "xức dầu" refers to the sacrament of anointing the sick, particularly a person who is dying.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Linh mục xức dầu cho em bé trong lễ rửa tội. (The priest anoints the baby with oil during the baptism.)
  • Trước khi thi đấu, vận động viên xức dầu nóng lên cơ bắp. (Before competing, the athlete rubs warming oil on his muscles.)
  • Người ta xức dầu cho bệnh nhân theo nghi thức tôn giáo. (They anointed the sick person according to religious rite.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lễ xức dầu": The sacrament of anointing; the rite of anointing with oil.
  • Lễ xức dầu là một bí tích quan trọng. (The anointing is an important sacrament.)
• "Lễ xức dầu cuối cùng": The last rites; extreme unction (specifically in Catholicism).
  • Gia đình đã mời linh mục đến làm lễ xức dầu cuối cùng cho ông cụ. (The family invited a priest to administer the last rites to the old man.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xức (verb): To apply, to rub on (a liquid or semi-liquid substance like perfume, medicine, oil).
  • Cô ấy xức nước hoa. (She applies perfume.)
• Dầu (noun): Oil, grease, fat.
  • Dầu ô liu tốt cho sức khỏe. (Olive oil is good for health.)
• Dầu thánh (noun): Holy oil, chrism.
  • Dầu thánh được dùng trong các nghi lễ. (Holy oil is used in ceremonies.)

Synonyms

• Thoa dầu: To rub oil on. (More general, less ceremonial)
• Bôi dầu: To smear/apply oil. (More general, often for practical purposes)
• Oindre (French loan concept): To anoint. (Used in specific religious contexts)

Related Phrases

• Xức dầu thánh hiến: To consecrate by anointing.
  • Vị giám mục xức dầu thánh hiến bàn thờ mới. (The bishop consecrated the new altar by anointing it.)
• Được xức dầu: To be anointed (often implying a divine selection or blessing).
  • Vị vua mới được xức dầu trong một buổi lễ long trọng. (The new king was anointed in a solemn ceremony.)

Related Idioms

• (Không phổ biến với thành ngữ cố định chỉ dùng "xức dầu"). The word "xức dầu" itself is typically used in literal or specific religious contexts and is not commonly found in figurative Vietnamese idioms. The concept may be referenced in religious parables.

verb

1. to oil