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View synonyms for unction
unction
[ uhngk-shuhn ]
noun
- an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- an unguent or ointment; salve.
- something soothing or comforting.
- an excessive, affected, sometimes cloying earnestness or fervor in manner, especially in speaking.
- Religion.
- the oil used in religious rites, as in anointing the sick or dying.
- the shedding of a divine or spiritual influence upon a person.
- the influence shed.
- the manifestation of spiritual or religious inspiration.
unction
/ ˈʌŋkʃən /
noun
- RC Church Eastern Churches the act of anointing with oil in sacramental ceremonies, in the conferring of holy orders
- excessive suavity or affected charm
- an ointment or unguent
- anything soothing or comforting
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Derived Forms
- ˈunctionless, adjective
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Other Words From
- unction·less adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unction1
C14: from Latin unctiō an anointing, from ungere to anoint; see unguent
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Example Sentences
Rather late that evening we administered extreme unction to him, for otherwise he was sufficiently prepared for it.
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Chet was reading his lines with much unction while striding up and down Lauras pretty little room.
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By spirituality and unction he redeemed a scarcely agreeable exterior.
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The priest may be obliged to administer baptism, to hear confession, to give the Viaticum and Extreme Unction.
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The ‘test’ he generally adopted was that of ‘swimming,’ which James I. recommends with much unction in his ‘Demonologie.’
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