Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.

synonyms: fulsomeness, smarm.

Roget 821: feeling; suffering etc. v.; endurance, tolerance, sufferance, supportance^†, experience, response; sympathy etc. (love) 897; impression, inspiration, affection, sensation, emotion, pathos, deep sense.    warmth, glow, unction, gusto, vehemence; fervor, fervency; heartiness, cordiality; earnestness, eagerness; empressement [Fr.], gush, ardor, zeal, passion, enthusiasm, verve, furore^†, fanaticism; excitation of feeling etc. 824; fullness of the heart etc. (disposition) 820; passion etc. (state of excitability) 825; ecstasy etc. (pleasure) 827.    blush, suffusion, flush; hectic; tingling, thrill, turn, shock; agitation etc. (irregular motion) 315; quiver, heaving, flutter, flurry, fluster, twitter, tremor; throb, throbbing; pulsation, palpitation, panting; trepidation, perturbation; ruffle, hurry of spirits, pother, stew, ferment; state of excitement.    ... show more

Roget 824: excitation of feeling; mental excitement; suscitation^†, galvanism, stimulation, piquance, piquancy, provocation, inspiration, calling forth, infection; animation, agitation, perturbation; subjugation, fascination, intoxication; enravishment^†; entrancement; pressure, tension, high pressure.    unction, impressiveness etc. adj.. trail of temper, casus belli [Lat.]; irritation etc. (anger) 900; passion etc. (state of excitability) 825; thrill etc. (feeling) 821; repression of feeling etc. 826; sensationalism, yellow journalism.    ... show more

Roget 976: Deity, Divinity; Godhead, Godship^†; Omnipotence, Providence; Heaven (metonymically). [Quality of being divine] divineness^†, divinity.    God, Lord, Jehovah, Jahweh, Allah^†; The Almighty, The Supreme Being, The First Cause, the Prime Mover; Ens Entium [Lat.]; Author of all things, Creator of all things; Author of our being; Cosmoplast^†; El; The Infinite, The Eternal; The All-powerful, The All-wise, The All-merciful, The All-holy.    [Attributes and perfections] infinite power, infinite wisdom, infinite goodness, infinite justice, infinite truth, infinite mercy; omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence; unity, immutability, holiness, glory, majesty, sovereignty, infinity, eternity.    The Trinity, The Holy Trinity, The Trinity in Unity, The Triune God, God the Father Son and Holy Ghost.    God the Father; The Maker, The Creator, The Preserver.    [Functions] creation, preservation, divine government; Theocracy, Thearchy^†; providence; ways of Providence, dealings of Providence, dispensations of Providence, visitations of Providence.    [Christian God: second person] God the Son, Jesus, Christ; The Messiah, The Anointed, The Saviour, the Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge; The Son of God, The Son of Man, The Son of David; The Lamb of God, The Word; Logos; Emmanuel; Immanuel; The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The King of Glory, The Prince of Peace, The Good Shepherd, The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World; The Lord our, The Sun of Righteousness; The Pilot of the Galilean lake" [Milton]. The Incarnation, The Hypostatic Union.    [Functions] salvation, redemption, atonement, propitiation, mediation, intercession, judgment.    [Christian God: third person] God the Holy Ghost, The Holy Spirit, Paraclete [Theo.]; The Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, The Dove.    [Functions] inspiration, unction, regeneration, sanctification, consolation.    eon, aeon, special providence, deus ex machina [Lat.]; avatar.    ... show more

Roget 987: piety, religion, theism, faith; religiousness, holiness etc. adj.; saintship^†; religionism^†; sanctimony etc. (assumed piety) 988; reverence etc. (respect) 928; humility, veneration, devotion; prostration etc. (worship) 990; grace, unction, edification; sanctity, sanctitude^†; consecration.    spiritual existence, odor of sanctity, beauty of holiness.    theopathy^†, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life; Body and Blood of Christ.    believer, convert, theist, Christian, devotee, pietist^†; the good, the righteous, the just, the believing, the elect; Saint, Madonna, Notre Dame [Fr.], Our Lady.    the children of God, the children of the Kingdom, the children of the light.    ... show more

Dutch: gladstrijken

Smug self-serving earnestness.

synonyms: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness.

Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation.

synonyms: balm, ointment, salve, unguent.

Dutch: balsem, pommade, smeerseltje, zalf
Polish: maść

Anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual.

synonym: inunction.