unction

(ŭngk'shən)
n.

1. The act of anointing as part of a religious, ceremonial, or healing ritual.
2. An ointment or oil; a salve.
3. Something that serves to soothe; a balm.
4. Affected or exaggerated earnestness, especially in choice and use of language.

[Middle English, from Latin ūnctiō, ūnctiōn-, from ūnctus, past participle of unguere, to anoint.]

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n.

An oiling, or greasing. The rite of extreme unction consists in touching with oil consecrated by a bishop several parts of the body of one engaged in dying. Marbury relates that after the rite had been administered to a certain wicked English nobleman it was discovered that the oil had not been properly consecrated and no other could be obtained. When informed of this the sick man said in anger: "Then I'll be damned if I die!"

"My son," said the priest, "this is what we fear."

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1. an ointment.
2. application of an ointment or salve; inunction.

For a list of words related to unction, see:

• Practice and Doctrine - unction: anointing with oil as consecration

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - salvning, salvelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
zalving, animo, zwaarwichtigheid, zalf(je), balsem (figuurlijk)

Français (French)
n. - manières onctueuses

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ölung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) χρίσμα, μύρο, ευχέλαιο

Italiano (Italian)
unzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - unção (f), ungüento (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
втирание мази, мазь, помазание (обряд), набожность, елейность, ободрение, рвение

Español (Spanish)
n. - unción, ungimiento, devoción, beatería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smörjelse, salvelsefullhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
涂油礼, 虚情假意, 油膏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 塗油禮, 虛情假意, 油膏

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도유(종교적 축성), 바르는 기름, 과장된 열정

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 塗油

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المسح بالزيت المقدس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משיחה בשמן כטקס דתי, שמן למשיחה, מלים או מחשבות מרגיעות, מחמאות מוגזמות, מריחת משחה לצרכי ריפוי, משחה רפואית, התלהבות במלים או בגון הקול הנגרמת ע"י התרגשות רבה (או גורמת לה), התלהבות מזויפת‬

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