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11unction — unc|tion [ ʌŋkʃən ] noun uncount extreme unction a ceremony in the Catholic Church for someone who is dying. The priest puts special oil on the sick person s head while praying for them …
12unction — [14] Unction was borrowed from Latin unctiō, a derivative of unguere ‘anoint’ (source also of English unguent [15]). This was descended from the same prehistoric ancestor as produced Welsh ymenyn ‘butter’. Unctuous [14], from the medieval Latin… …
13Unction — The anointing with oil. This can take place at Baptism, Confirmation, at the coronation of a monarch and when visiting the terminally ill. Extreme unction is regarded as one of the seven Sacraments …
14unction — [ ʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 formal the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch. ↘short for extreme unction. 2》 archaic treatment with a medicinal oil or ointment. ↘an… …
15Unction — the sacrament of absolution of sins performed by a priest for a person who is sick or at the point of death, sometimes called extreme unction ; can also be used more generally for any rite which entails anointing with oil for religious purposes …
16unction — UK [ˈʌŋkʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈʌŋkʃən] noun [uncountable] extreme unction …
17unction — [14] Unction was borrowed from Latin unctiō, a derivative of unguere ‘anoint’ (source also of English unguent [15]). This was descended from the same prehistoric ancestor as produced Welsh ymenyn ‘butter’. Unctuous [14], from the medieval Latin… …
18Unction, Extreme — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
19unction — The action of anointing or rubbing with an ointment or oil. [L. unctio, fr. ungo, pp. unctus, to anoint] * * * unc·tion əŋ(k) shən n 1) the application of a soothing or lubricating oil or ointment 2) something that is used for anointing: OINTMENT …
20Unction — (1 John 2:20, 27; R.V., anointing ). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ was in a primary sense, the Lord s anointed …
