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extreme unction

noun

1 extreme unction

A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation.

synonyms: anointing of the sick, last rites.

Roget 998: rite; ceremony, ritual, liturgy, ceremonial; ordinance, observance, function, duty; form, formulary; solemnity, sacrament; incantation ... show more

Polish: namaszczenie chorych, ostatni sakrament, ostatnia posługa, ostatnie namaszczenie


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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