The Anointed One

The Anointed One or The Anointed may refer to:

• The Messiah, the savior and liberator in Abrahamic religions
  • The Messiah in Judaism
  • The Christ (title), the Messiah in Christianity
  • The Masih (title), the Messiah in Islam
• The anointed, a class of Christians, according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses
• Anointed One (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• "The Anointed One" (song), a 2003 song by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
• The Anointed, a 1937 novel by Clyde Brion Davis
• The Anointed One: An Inside Look At Nevada Politics, a 2000 book by Jon Ralston

• Anointing, the ritual act of pouring aromatic oil over a person's head or entire body