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Unct

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To anoint, especially a monarch or other patriarchal leader. archaic

    "The King was uncted in the nick of time"

  2. 2
    To lubricate.

    "This is also an uncting procedure in which oil is dropped into the nose and expelled through the mouth."

Etymology

First appears in Middle English circa 1425, derived from Latin unctus (“anointed”) and related terms. Ayurvedic sense is one of several competing translations of Sanskrit snehana.

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