Unction Definition

ŭngkshən
noun
The act of anointing, as in medical treatment or a religious ceremony.
Webster's New World
The oil, ointment, etc. used for this.
Webster's New World
Anything that soothes or comforts.
Webster's New World
A fervent or earnest quality or manner of speaking or behaving, esp. in dealing with religious matters.
Webster's New World
Pretended or affected fervor or earnestness in speech or manner; unctuous quality.
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Other Word Forms of Unction

Noun

Singular:
unction
Plural:
unctions

Origin of Unction

  • Middle English from Latin ūnctiō ūnctiōn- from ūnctus past participle of unguere to anoint

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Unction Sentence Examples

  • It is hardly likely that the Thonraki of the 10th century would have rejected water-baptism and yet have retained unction with holy oil; this Gregory Magistros attests they did, but he is an unreliable witness.

  • Elsewhere he talks of the " sacrament of faith," and " of the Resurrection," and " of human salvation," and " of the Pascha," and " of unction," and " of the body of Christ."

  • In the period of the Hebrew monarchy the thought that Yahweh is the divine king of Israel was associated with the conception that the human king reigns by right only if he reigns by commission or" unction "from Him.

  • The main duties of the parish priest are to offer the sacrifice of the mass (q.v.), to hear confessions, to preach, to baptize and to administer extreme unction to the dying.

  • It was a popular opinion in the middle ages that extreme unction extinguishes all ties and links with this world, so that he who has received it must, if he recovers, renounce the eating of flesh and matrimonial relations.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNC

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With U and Ending With N

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With U7 Letter Words Ending With N