Extreme unction Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
    anointing of the sick; last rites.

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Definitions
  1. (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of death from illness, done for remission of sins. James v. 14, 15.
Definitions
  1. . See under Unction.

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