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English Dictionary: unction	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for unction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unction n excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm Synonym(s): unction, smarm, fulsomeness smug self-serving earnestness Synonym(s): fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation Synonym(s): ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual Synonym(s): unction, inunction
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unction \Unc"tion\, n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See {Unguent}.] 1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction. To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy deserved right. --Milton. 2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive. The king himself the sacred unction made. --Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. --Shak. 3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.] 4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor. The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar. --Hazlitt. The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast. --Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard). {Extreme unction} (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.]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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."