Anointing is to smear or rub with oil often as a religious ritual.

Positive: Dreaming of anointing could represent being set apart, a divine appointment in service, prayer for the sick, or sanctification.

Negative: Anointing in a dream could symbolize a religious spirit or being anointed by the wrong leadership.

(James 5:14; 2 Chronicles 22:7; 1 John 2:20,27; 2 Corinthians 1:21; Exodus 28:41).