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noun
The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: unction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anointing, anointment, religious ceremony, religious ritual
History
From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h3engw- (“anoint”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
