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Extreme unction

Extreme unction Meaning & Definition
Extreme unction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Extreme unction?

[n] a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Extreme unction: anointing of the sick | last rites

Related Terms | Find terms related to Extreme unction: baptism | burial service | chrism | chrismal | chrismation | chrismatory | chrisom | confirmation | deathwatch | dirge | eulogy | exequies | funeral oration | funeral rites | holy orders | last duty | last honors | last offices | last rites | matrimony | obsequies | ointment | penance | requiem | requiem mass | sacramental anointment | sacred unction | seven sacraments | the Eucharist | unction | viaticum | wake

See Also | sacrament

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