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Last rites

Last rites Meaning & Definition
Last rites Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Last rites?

[n] rites performed in connection with a death or burial
[n] a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Last rites: anointing of the sick | extreme unction

Related Terms | Find terms related to Last rites: burial service | chrism | chrismal | chrismation | chrismatory | chrisom | deathwatch | dirge | eulogy | exequies | extreme unction | funeral oration | funeral rites | last duty | last honors | last offices | obsequies | ointment | requiem | requiem mass | sacramental anointment | sacred unction | unction | viaticum | wake

See Also | religious rite | rite | sacrament

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