Herrens smorde

Swedish

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Proper noun

Herrens smorde c

  1. the Lord's Anointed
    1. (Christianity) Christ or the Messiah
      • 1932, Hjalmar Söderberg, Den förvandlade messias. Jesus Barabbas II [The Transformed Messiah. Jesus Barabbas II]‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 11 August 2025:
        Messias, herrens smorde, [...] kom aldrig. I stället kom [...] Jesus från Galiléen, en murares son.
        The Messiah, the Lord's Anointed, never came. Instead, Jesus from Galilee came, the son of a mason.
      • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 9 December 2023, §695:
        Jungfru Maria blir havande med Kristus av den helige Ande som genom ängeln förklarar honom som Kristus då han kommer till världen och driver Symeon att komma till templet för att se Herrens Smorde.
        The Virgin Mary conceives Christ by the Holy Spirit who, through the angel, proclaims him the Christ when he comes into the world, and prompts Simeon to come to the temple to see the Lord's Anointed.
    2. a Jewish or other king by divine right
      • 1936, Frans G. Bengtsson, Karl XII:s levnad 2: Från Altranstädt till Fredrikshall [The Life of Charles XII part 2: From Altranstädt ro Fredrikshald]‎[3], P. A. Norstedt & Söners förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 11 August 2025, page 294:
        [Han lät] ingalunda [Karl XII:s mellanfotsben] förfaras: det hörde ju dock till Herrens Smorde.
        He certainly didn't let Charles XII's metatarsal bone go to waste: for it belonged to the Lord's Anointed.
      • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Andra Samuelsboken 1:14 [2 Samuel 1:14]”, in Bibel 2000‎[4], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 11 August 2025:
        »Hur vågade du lyfta din hand och förgöra Herrens smorde?« frågade David.
        "How did you dare lift your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?" David asked.

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