Holy oil may refer to:
- Holy anointing oil, 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 ampullae
Famous quotes containing the words holy and/or oil:
“We that are bound by vows and by promotion,
With pomp of holy sacrifice and rites,
To teach belief in good and still devotion,
To preach of heaven’s wonders and delights—
Yet, when each of us in his own heart looks,
He finds the God there far unlike his books.”
—Fulke Greville (1554–1628)
“Is a park any better than a coal mine? What’s a mountain got that a slag pile hasn’t? What would you rather have in your garden—an almond tree or an oil well?”
—Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944)