anoint vs bless

anoint and bless both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anoint	No	No	Yes	No
bless	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bless is a hypernym of anoint; that is, bless is a word with a broader meaning than anoint:

anoint: administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
bless: give a benediction to

anoint (verb)	bless (verb)
administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing	give a benediction to
choose by or as if by divine intervention	render holy by means of religious rites
	make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
	confer prosperity or happiness on