Holy oil
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Holy oil may refer to:
- Holy anointing oilHoly anointing oilThe holy anointing oil , formed an integral part of the ordination of the priesthood and the high priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the tabernacle and subsequent temples in Jerusalem...
, a perfume used to anoint the vessels of the Jewish Tabernacle - Holy Oil (Christianity), a consecrated oil used in the administration of certain sacraments and ecclesiastical functions
- Holy Oil of Aspiration, a ceremonial magical oil blended from aromatic plant materials
- Holy oil from pilgrimage sites, see Monza ampullaeMonza ampullaeThe Monza ampullae form the largest collection of a specific type of Early Medieval pilgrimage ampullae or small flasks designed to hold holy oil from pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land related to the life of Jesus, that were made in Palestine, probably in the fifth to early seventh centuries...