Formally Chooses Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	verb • choose by or as if by divine intervention • administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
	21%	9		One who chooses not to partake
	noun • someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline • a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
	21%	7		One who chooses to give a permanent home to a shelter animal.
	noun • a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child

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New York Times20 Aug 2017	Across 38
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