NOUN | act | last rites, anointing of the sick, extreme unction | a Catholic sacrament |
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act | last rites | rites performed in connection with a death or burial |
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, extreme unction | |
Broader | sacrament | A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it |
Spanish | extremaunción | |
Catalan | extremunció, unció dels malalts |
Meaning | rites performed in connection with a death or burial. | |
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Broader | rite, religious rite | An established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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