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View synonyms for anointing of the sick
anointing of the sick
noun
, Roman Catholic Church.
- a sacrament consisting of anointment with oil and the recitation of prayer, administered by a priest to a person who is very ill or dying.
anointing of the sick
noun
- RC Church a sacrament in which a person who is seriously ill or dying is anointed by a priest with consecrated oil Former nameextreme unction
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Origin of anointing of the sick1
First recorded in 1880–85
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