UNC'TION, noun [Latin unctio, from ungo, to anoint.] 1. The act of anointing. 2. Unguent; ointment. [Unusual.] 3. The act of anointing medically; as mercurial unction 4. Any thing softening or lenitive. 5. That which excites piety and devotion. 6. Richness of gracious affections. 7. Divine or sanctifying grace. 1 John 2:20. Extreme unction the rite of anointing in the last hours; or the application of sacred oil to the parts where the five senses reside.
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