NOUN | act | extreme unction, anointing of the sick, last rites | a Catholic sacrament |
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Meaning | A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation. | |
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Synonyms | anointing of the sick, last rites | |
Broader | sacrament | A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it |
Spanish | extremaunción | |
Catalan | extremunció, unció dels malalts |
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