unction

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌŋkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən

Noun

unction (plural unctions)

1. a salve or ointment
2. a religious or ceremonial anointing
3. a balm or something that soothes
4. a smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess

Related terms

• extreme unction; Anointing of the Sick

Translations

salve or ointment

• Finnish: voide (fi)
• French : onction (fr) f

• Greek: αλοιφή (el) (aloifí) f

religious or ceremonial anointing

• Finnish: voitelu (fi)
• French : onction (fr) f
• Greek: χρίσμα (el) (chrísma) n

• Spanish: unción (es) f

balm or something that soothes

• Finnish: palsami (fi)

smug use of language

• Finnish: liukaskielisyys (fi), liukkaus (fi)