The priest administered Extreme Unction.
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Unction
//ˈʌŋk.ʃən//
Synonyms for "unction" (91 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (45)
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2 entriesderived
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- χρῖσμα noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Bulgarian
3 entries- крем noun (ointment or salve)
- мехлем noun (ointment or salve)
- миропомазване noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Czech
2 entries- mazání noun (ointment or salve)
- pomazání noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Finnish
4 entries- liukaskielisyys noun (smug use of language)
- liukkaus noun (smug use of language)
- palsami noun (balm or something that soothes)
- voide noun (ointment or salve)
French
2 entries- onction noun (ointment or salve)
- onction noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Greek
2 entries- αλοιφή noun (ointment or salve)
- χρίσμα noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Hungarian
4 entries- balzsam noun (balm or something that soothes)
- felkenés noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
- kenet noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
- kenetteljesség noun (smug use of language)
Irish
2 entries- ungadh noun (ointment or salve)
- ungadh noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Italian
3 entries- balsamo noun (balm or something that soothes)
- crema noun (balm or something that soothes)
- unguento noun (balm or something that soothes)
Latin
1 entries- unctio noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Polish
2 entries- namaszczenie noun (ointment or salve)
- namaszczenie noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Russian
3 entries- еле́й noun (balm or something that soothes)
- мазь noun (ointment or salve)
- пома́зание noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Spanish
1 entries- unción noun (religious or ceremonial anointing)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The King himſelf the ſacred Unction made, / As King by Office, and as Prieſt by Trade: […]
Source: wiktionary
To be heir, and to be king / By sacred unction, thy deserved right.
Source: wiktionary
Krook almost smacks his lips with the unction of a horrible interest.
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