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it consists essentially in the unction by a priest of the body of the sick person, accompanied by a suitable form of words. The several points embodied in this descriptive definition will be more fully explained in the following sections into which this article is divided: I. Actual Rite of Administration;
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Definition of unction from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Etymology: Middle English unccioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin unction-, unctio, from unguere to anoint — more at ointment...
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Anointing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Definition of unction in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of unction. Pronunciation of unction. Translations of unction. unction synonyms, unction antonyms. Information about unction in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... unction - smug self-serving earnestness...
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The Sacrament we will learn about today is the Sacrament of Holy Unction, or anointing of the sick. This is also the Sacrament that is often referred to as Last Rites. Last Rites, or Extreme Unction in the Eastern Orthodox Church actually consists of three Sacraments.
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The traditional Catholic rite of the Annointing of the Sick, also called Extreme Unction or Last Rites ... The Sacrament "Extreme Unction," also called "Last Rites" or "Annointing of the Sick," is the annointing given to those who are gravely bodily ill, especially those in danger of death from bodily illness or from...
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Nave's - Unction ; ... Unction - (1 John 2:20,27; R.V., "anointing"). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ was in a primary sense, "the Lord's anointed."
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Return to Nave's Main Index ... Easton's - Unction ; ... Previous topic (Uncleanness )
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King James Bible; But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. ... an unguent or smearing, i.e. (figuratively) the special endowment (chrism) of the Holy Spirit -- anointing, unction.
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