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:
“O Holy Wisdom, Soaring Power, encompass us with wings unfurled,
and carry us, encircling all, above, below, and through the world.”
—Hildegard Von Bingen (1078–1179)
“Can he who has discovered only some of the values of whalebone and whale oil be said to have discovered the true use of the whale?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)