Unction
noun
1.
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
2.
an unguent or ointment; salve.
3.
something soothing or comforting.
4.
an excessive, affected, sometimes cloying earnestness or fervor in manner, especially in speaking.
5.
Religion.
the oil used in religious rites, as in anointing the sick or dying.
the shedding of a divine or spiritual influence upon a person.
the influence shed.
extreme unction.
6.
the manifestation of spiritual or religious inspiration.
noun
1.
(mainly RC Church, Eastern Churches) the act of anointing with oil in sacramental ceremonies, in the conferring of holy orders
2.
excessive suavity or affected charm
3.
an ointment or unguent
4.
anything soothing or comforting
unction unc·tion (ŭngk’shən)
n.
The action of applying or rubbing with an ointment or oil.
(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.”
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