[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

            to be heir, and to be king
            by sacred unction, thy deserved right. --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. that which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment;
      hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
      1913 webster

            the king himself the sacred unction made. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            lay not that flattering unction to your soul.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. divine or sanctifying grace. r.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            the delightful equivoque and unction of the passage
            in farquhar.                          --hazlitt.
      1913 webster

            the mention of thy glory
            is unction to the breast.             --neale
                                                  rhythm of st.
                                                  bernard.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
unguent extreme unction 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

unction
     n 1: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected
          charm syn: smarm, fulsomeness
     2: smug self-serving earnestness syn: fulsomeness, oiliness,
         oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness
     3: semisolid preparation usually containing a medicine
        applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an
        irritation syn: ointment, unguent, balm, salve
     4: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
        syn: inunction
see also:
smarm fulsomeness oiliness oleaginousness smarminess unctuousness 
ointment unguent balm salve inunction 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

79 moby thesaurus words for "unction":
   tartuffery, tartuffism, affectation, anointment, balm, balsam,
   brilliantine, cant, cerate, chrism, chrismal, chrismation,
   chrismatory, chrisom, cold cream, collyrium, cream, demulcent,
   embrocation, emollient, extreme unction, eye-lotion, eyewash,
   eyewater, face cream, false piety, falseness, flattering tongue,
   goody-goodiness, greasing, gush, hand lotion, hypocrisy,
   insincerity, inunction, inunctum, lanolin, last rites, lenitive,
   liniment, lotion, lubricating, lubrication, lubrification,
   mealymouthedness, mummery, nard, oil, oiliness, oiling, ointment,
   pharisaicalness, pharisaism, pietism, pietisticalness, piety,
   piousness, pomade, pomatum, religionism, religiosity,
   sacramental anointment, sacred unction, salve, sanctimoniousness,
   sanctimony, self-righteousness, slobber, smarm, snivel, snuffle,
   soothing syrup, spikenard, that flattering unction, unctuousness,
   unguent, unguentum, viaticum, vulnerary

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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."
   

[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

unction, n.  an oiling, or greasing.  the rite of extreme unction
consists in touching with oil consecrated by a bishop several parts of
the body of one engaged in dying.  marbury relates that after the rite
had been administered to a certain wicked english nobleman it was
discovered that the oil had not been properly consecrated and no other
could be obtained.  when informed of this the sick man said in anger: 
"then i'll be damned if i die"
    "my son," said the priest, "this is what we fear."

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Extreme Unction
...Through this holy unction and His own most tender mercy may the Lord pardon thee whatever.....The unction of the loins is generally, if not universally, omitted in English-speaking.....Through this holy unction may the Lord pardon thee whatever sins or faults thou hast..
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05716a.htm, score=100, date indexed=May 15, 2005, 7:52 am

On Extreme Unction and Holy Orders
...This Sacrament is always called Extreme Unction, even if it must be given several times to.....Besides these, if Extreme Unction also is to be given, there should be some cotton and a.....We should not wait until we are in extreme danger before we receive Extreme Unction, but..
http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Catechism/3/l25.html, score=54, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:37 pm

...For the unction very aptly represents the grace of the Holy Ghost with which the soul of.....And if the sick should, after having received this unction, recover, they may again be.....nor finally those who affirm that this Extreme Unction may without sin be contemned by the..
http://history.hanover.edu/early/trent/ct14unct.htm, score=54, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 9:34 pm

Extreme Unction
...Extreme Unction takes away the mortal sin of an unconscious person who has made an act of.....Extreme Unction is for strengthening the soul at the point of death. It is not meant to.....Extreme Unction, since Vatican II, is used for non-life threatening situations (normal..
http://www.memorare.com/tests/tfquizunction.html, score=44, date indexed=April 26, 2005, 11:04 pm

unction - definition by dict.die.net
...The rite of extreme unction consists in touching with oil consecrated by a bishop several.....unction n 1: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: smarm.....The king himself the sacred unction made. --Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to..
http://dict.die.net/unction/, score=35, date indexed=July 17, 2005, 1:58 am

Corunum Catholic Apologetic Web Page
...Sacrament of Extreme Unction(Anointing of the Sick) "For they are bold enough to teach, to.....A] priest is to be called in, who by the prayer of faith and the unction of the holy oil..
http://www.cin.org/users/jgallegos/anoint.htm, score=33, date indexed=September 9, 2004, 8:23 pm

UNCTION - Definition
...The king himself the sacred unction made. --Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to.....The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar. --Hazlitt. The mention of.....To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy deserved right. --Milton. 2. That which..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/unction, score=31, date indexed=February 21, 2005, 4:11 am

UNCTION - Heaven's Knighthood by E.M. Bounds
...This divine unction is the one distinguishing feature that separates true gospel preaching.....Without unction on the preacher the gospel has no more power to propagate itself than any.....Without the unction, God is absent, and the gospel is left to the low forces that the..
http://www.watchword.org/bounds/ww42b.html, score=31, date indexed=July 2, 2005, 8:30 am

...For the unction very aptly represents the grace of the Holy Ghost with which the soul of.....And if the sick should, after having received this unction, recover, they may again be.....nor finally those who affirm that this Extreme Unction may without sin be contemned by the..
http://history.hanover.edu/early/trent/CT14UNCT.html, score=31, date indexed=July 20, 2005, 10:34 pm

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