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last rites

noun

1 last rites

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

synonyms: anointing of the sick, extreme unction.

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

2 last rites

Rites performed in connection with a death or burial.


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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