About The Word Unction
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Unction
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What's The Definition Of Unction?
[n] anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
[n] semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [n] smug self-serving earnestness [n] excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm Synonyms | Synonyms for Unction: balm | fulsomeness | fulsomeness | inunction | oiliness | ointment | oleaginousness | salve | smarm | smarminess | unctuousness | unguent Related Terms | Find terms related to Unction: See Also | anointing | anointment | arnica | baby oil | balsam | carron oil | cerate | chrism | chrisom | compliment | curative | cure | holy oil | hypocrisy | lanolin | lip balm | mentholated salve | mercurial ointment | religious ceremony | religious ritual | remedy | sacramental oil | wool fat | wool grease | zinc ointment Unction In Webster's Dictionary \Unc"tion\, n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion,
onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to
anoint. See {Unguent}.]
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. [R.]
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} (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), 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. [James
v. 14, 15.]
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