Unction definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary UNC'TION, n. [L. unctio ... ointment. [Unusual.] 3. The act of anointing medically; as mercurial unction. 4. Any thing softening or lenitive. 5. That which excites ... affections. 7. Divine or sanctifying grace. 1 John 1. Extreme unction, the rite of anointing in the last hours; or the ... 1: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: unction, smarm, fulsomeness] 2: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction] 3: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve] 4: anointing as part of a ...
extreme unction definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a Catholic ... and prays for salvation [syn: anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 15th century a ... a critically ill or injured person Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unction Unc"tion, n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F ... medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction. To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy deserved right. --Milton. 2. That which is used for ... hence, anything soothing or lenitive. The king himself the sacred unction made. --Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to your ...
... and prays for salvation [syn: anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites] 2: rites performed in connection with a death or burial Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1922 extreme unction Collin's Cobuild Dictionary The last rites are a religious ... chrism, chrismal, chrismation, chrismatory, chrisom, deathwatch, dirge, eulogy, exequies, extreme unction, funeral oration, funeral rites, last duty, last honors, last offices, obsequies, ointment, requiem, requiem mass, sacramental anointment, sacred unction, unction, viaticum, wake
... as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English ... ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.] A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the ... a cerate. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Ointment, unction, unguentum. Moby Thesaurus adipose, balm, balsam, blubbery, brilliantine, buttery, butyraceous ... sleek, slick, slippery, smooth, soapy, soothing syrup, spikenard, suety, tallowy, unction, unctuous, unguentary, unguentous, unguentum, vulnerary
... s 1828 Dictionary UNANE'LED, a. Not having received extreme unction. [See Anneal.] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: un- + aneled, past ... at oil Date: circa 1601 archaic not having received extreme unction Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. archaic not having received extreme unction. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unaneled Un`a*neled", a. Not aneled; not having received extreme unction. --Shak.
... inungo; in and ungo, to anoint.] The action of anointing; unction. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction, inunction] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ... inunctio, fr. inungere, inunctum, to anoint. See 1st In-, and Unction.] The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of ...
... an extreme case. 4. Most pressing; as extreme necessity. Extreme unction, among the Romanists, is the anointing of a sick person ... the minor term in a syllogism. Phrases and idioms: extreme unction the last rites in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches ... the less. Extreme distance. (Paint.) See Distance., n., 6. Extreme unction. See under Unction. Note: Although this adjective, being superlative in signification, is not ...
... or appearance 2. plastic < fine unctuous clay > 3. full of unction; especially revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false ... ME f. med.L unctuosus f. L unctus anointing (as UNCTION) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unctuous Unc"tu*ous (?; 135), a ... Also in a bad sense.) Fervid, over-fervid, full of unction, gushing, of affected warmth. Moby Thesaurus Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, adipose ...
... Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English sacrement, sacrament, from ... the seven rites of baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance, extreme unction, ordination, and matrimony, but restricted by most Protestants to baptism ... other sacraments, viz., confirmation, penance, holy orders, matrimony, and extreme unction. As sacrament denotes an oath or vow, the word has ...
... s 1828 Dictionary ANE'LE, v.t. To give extreme unction. [Not used.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: administer ... Oxford Reference Dictionary v.tr. archaic anoint, esp. in extreme unction. Etymology: ME f. AN-(1) + elien f. OE ele f ... Oil, Anoil.] 1. To anoint. --Shipley. 2. To give extreme unction to. [Obs.] --R. of Brunne.