HyperDic: extreme_unction

English > 1 sense of the expression extreme unction:
NOUNactextreme unction, anointing of the sick, last ritesa Catholic sacrament
English > extreme unction: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation.
Synonymsanointing of the sick, last rites
BroadersacramentA formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
Spanishextremaunción
Catalanextremunció, unció dels malalts

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