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unction
[ uhngk-shuhn ]
noun
- an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- an unguent or ointment; salve.
- something soothing or comforting.
- an excessive, affected, sometimes cloying earnestness or fervor in manner, especially in speaking.
- Religion.
- the oil used in religious rites, as in anointing the sick or dying.
- the shedding of a divine or spiritual influence upon a person.
- the influence shed.
- the manifestation of spiritual or religious inspiration.
unction
/ ˈʌŋʃə /
noun
- RC Church Eastern Churches the act of anointing with oil in sacramental ceremonies, in the conferring of holy orders
- excessive suavity or affected charm
- an ointment or unguent
- anything soothing or comforting
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Derived Forms
- ˈܲԳپDzԱ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲԳtDz· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of unction1
C14: from Latin ܲԳپō an anointing, from ungere to anoint; see unguent
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If I were diagnosing democracy right now in America, it is in a state of extreme unction.
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“As your holy apostles anointed many who were sick so may those who in faith receive this holy unction be made whole. Allen, can you please rub a drop of oil on the patient’s forehead?”
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Over the years, he proposed his own nouns of multitude, including an unction of undertakers, a shrivel of critics and a queue of actors.
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Ben bathed in the unction of his shouted name.
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The role not only artfully transmuted Morgan’s persona but also used the unique unction of his performance to comment on the entanglement of race and comedy.
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