unction

English

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin unctiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌŋkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən

Noun

unction (countable and uncountable, plural unctions)

1. A salve or ointment.
   • Dryden

     The king himself the sacred unction made.

2. A religious or ceremonial anointing.
   • Milton

     To be heir, and to be king / By sacred unction, thy deserved right.

3. A balm or something that soothes.
4. A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess.
5. Divine or sanctifying grace.

Derived terms

• extreme unction

Translations

salve or ointment

• Finnish: voide (fi)
• French: onction (fr) f
• Greek: αλοιφή (el) f (aloifí)
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• Polish: namaszczenie (pl) n
• Russian: мазь (ru) f (mazʹ)

religious or ceremonial anointing

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

  Ancient: χρῖσμα n (khrîsma)

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• Polish: namaszczenie (pl) n
• Russian: пома́зание (ru) n (pomázanije)
• Spanish: unción (es) f

balm or something that soothes

• Finnish: palsami (fi)
• Italian: balsamo (it) m, unguento (it) m, crema (it) f
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• Russian: еле́й (ru) m (jeléj)

smug use of language

• Finnish: liukaskielisyys, liukkaus (fi)
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Anagrams

• count in, countin'