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last rites

 
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pl.n.
Rites performed for a person in danger of dying or in connection with burial, as the Anointing of the Sick in the Roman Catholic Church.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
  Synonyms: anointing of the sick, extreme unction

Meaning #2: rites performed in connection with a death or burial


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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