| unction | 1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for 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 anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive. "The king himself the sacred unction made." (Dryden) "Lay not that flattering unction to your soul." (Shak) 3. Divine or sanctifying grace. 4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor. "The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar." (Hazlitt) "The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast." (Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard)) Extreme unction, the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc, of a person when in danger of death from illness, done for remission of sins. Origin: OE. Unccioun, uncioun, OF. Oncion, onction, F. Onction, fr. L. Unctio, fr. Ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm fulsomeness: smug self-serving earnestness ointment: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
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the sacrament of absolution of sins performed by a priest for a person who is sick or at the point of death, sometimes called "extreme unction"; can also be used more generally for any rite which entails anointing with oil for religious purposes
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| unction | anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual |
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| unction | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation |
| unction | smug self-serving earnestness |
| unction | excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm |
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