unaneled

American

[uhn-uh-neeld] / ˌʌn əˈnild /

adjective

Archaic.

not having received extreme unction.

unaneled British

/ ˌʌnəˈniːld /

adjective

archaic not having received extreme unction

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Etymology

Origin of unaneled

1595–1605; un- ¹ + anele ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhousell'd, disappointed, unaneled, No reckoning made, but sent to my account With all my imperfections on my head.

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And it will be noted, moreover, that the ghost emphasises the treachery of which he has been the victim, in that he was sent into eternity "unhouseled, unaneled," as though momentary acts can make up for years wasted and misspent.

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How narrowly have I escaped being sent to my account ‘unaneled’ and unprepared!

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To die without absolution—to pass away into eternity "unanointed, unaneled"—without being purified from the inherent stains of humanity—was to her a much deeper affliction than her final separation from him.

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Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhousell'd, disappointed, unaneled.

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