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extreme unction

noun

a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation

• Syn: ↑anointing of the sick, ↑last rites

• Hypernyms: ↑sacrament

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exˌtreme ˈunction 7 [extreme unction] noun uncountable (religion) (old use)

in the Catholic Church, the ceremony of ↑blessing sick or dying people

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He was given extreme unction.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.