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Extreme unction

//ɪkˈstɹiːm ˌʌŋk.ʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. uncountable
  2. 2
    a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation wordnet

Etymology

From extreme (“to limit, final”) + unction (“anointing”).

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