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View definitions for unction

unction

noun as in ointment

noun as in sacrament

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Rather late that evening we administered extreme unction to him, for otherwise he was sufficiently prepared for it.

Chet was reading his lines with much unction while striding up and down Lauras pretty little room.

By spirituality and unction he redeemed a scarcely agreeable exterior.

The priest may be obliged to administer baptism, to hear confession, to give the Viaticum and Extreme Unction.

The ‘test’ he generally adopted was that of ‘swimming,’ which James I. recommends with much unction in his ‘Demonologie.’

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unction, such as: chrism, cream, lotion, oil, salve, and unguent.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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