extreme unction
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of extreme unction
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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Accepting it, he joked: "I knew that being made a Saoi... is extreme unction; it is a final anointment - Aosdana's last rites."
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2015
The movie is a dewy valentine in funeral time, a last rite administered with extreme unction.
From Time • May 24, 2013
Long called "extreme unction," it is still too generally regarded as simply the last anointing before death.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a Brooklyn freight yard a priest gave extreme unction to Brakeman Richard O'Connell.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It does not mean anything. They give extreme unction to anyone who is seriously ill,” Mama whispered, when Papa and Father Benedict left.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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