Unction

Definition: Unction

Unction

Noun

1. Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.

2. Smug self-serving earnestness.

3. Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation.

4. Anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual.

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Date "unction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Unction \Unc"tion\, noun. [from Old English expression unccioun, uncioun, Old French oncion, onction, French onction, from the Latin expression unctio, from ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.]. (references)

Satire

Bible

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Synonyms: Unction

Content

Verb: be content; Adjective: rest satisfied, rest and be thankful; take the good the gods provide, let well alone, let well enough alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul.

Deity

Inspiration, unction, regeneration, sanctification, consolation.

Excitation

Unction, impressiveness; Adjective:

Feeling

Warmth, glow, unction, gusto, vehemence; fervor, fervency; heartiness, cordiality; earnestness, eagerness; empressement, gush, ardor, zeal, passion, enthusiasm, verve, furore, fanaticism; excitation of feeling; fullness of the heart; (disposition); passion; (state of excitability); ecstasy; (pleasure).

Flattery

Lay the flattering unction to one's soul, gild the pill, make things pleasant.

Hope

Be hopeful; Adjective: look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose, make the best of it, hope for the best; put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon; keep one's spirits up; take heart, take heart of grace; be of good heart, be of good cheer; flatter oneself, "lay the flattering unction to one's soul"

Piety

Noun: piety, religion, theism, faith; religiousness, holiness; Adjective: saintship; religionism; sanctimony; (assumed piety); reverence; (respect); humility, veneration, devotion; prostration; (worship); grace, unction, edification; sanctitude; consecration.

Relief

Smooth the ruffled brow of care, temper the wind to the shorn lamb, lay the flattering unction to one's soul.

Rite

Verb: perform service, do duty, minister, officiate, baptize, dip, sprinkle; anoint, confirm, lay hands on; give the sacrament, administer the sacrament; administer extreme unction; hear confession, administer holy penance, shrive; excommunicate, ban with bell book and candle.

Seven sacraments, impanation, subpanation, extreme unction, viaticum, invocation of saints, canonization, transfiguration, auricular confession; maceration, flagellation, sackcloth and ashes; penance; (atonement); telling of beads, processional; thurification, incense, holy water, aspersion.

Attend services, attend mass, go to mass, hear mass; take the sacrament, receive the sacrament, receive communion, attend the sacrament, partake of the sacrament, partake of communion; communicate; receive extreme unction; confess, go to confession, receive penance; anele.

Vanity

Verb: be vain; Adjective:, be vain of; pique oneself; (pride); lay the flattering unction to one's soul.

Crosswords: Unction

Extreme Unction (1967)

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Music

• Extreme Unction (reference)

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Expressions using "unction": extreme unction ♦ lay the flattering unction to one's soul. Additional references.

Albanian

vajim, pomadë (ointment, pomade, unguent), fërkim (caress, embrocation, fondling, friction, massage, rub, rubbing, scouring, traction), epsh (concupiscence, lewdness, libido, lust, prurience, pruriency), dëshirë e fortë (crush, thirst, urge). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مسح بالزيت (anoint), ‏مرهم (cream, liniment, ointment, salve, unguent), ‏حماسة زائفة, ‏طلاوة مصطنعة, ‏إستمتاع شديد (zest). (various references)

Bulgarian 

успокояващи думи, крем (cream, madonna lily, ointment, unguent), неискреност (humbug, insincerity, obliquity, pretence, tortuousity), наслада (complacence, delight, enjoyment, pleasance, pleasure, relish, treat), намазване с мехлем, набожност (devotion, devoutness, godliness, piety, religion, religiosity), мехлем (embrocation, liniment, ointment, salve, unguent), мазност, ласкаещи думи, престорен ентусиазъм, помазване с масло, помазване с миро, помазване с елей. (various references)

Czech

posvìcení (sanctification), poslední pomazání, pomazání (anointment), mast (embrocation, ointment, unguent), falešný patos. (various references)

Farsi 

مرهم گذاری , مرهم (Balm, Chrism, Oil, Ointment, Salve, Unguent), مداهنه (Blarney, Grease), نرمی (Amenity, Gloss, Leniency, Pash, Plasticity, Suavity), چرب زبانی (Bolubility, Lard), لینت , حظ (Joy), تلذذ, تدهین (Chrism), روغن مالی , روغن (Butter, Grease, Lubricant, Oil, Ointment, Unguent). (various references)

Finnish

viimeinen voitelu (extreme unction). (various references)

French

onctuosité, onction. (various references)

German

Salbung (anointing, unctuousness). (various references)

Greek 

χρίσμα (anointment, confirmation, nomination), ευχέλαιο (holy unction), αλοιφή (liniment, ointment, salve, unguent). (various references)

Hebrew 

ממשח (anointing, synovia), משיח�" (anointing), חן מעוש�". (various references)

Hungarian

kenet (salve, smear, swab). (various references)

Italian

unzione (anointment, unctuousness). (various references)

Manx

ooillaghey (anoint, anointing, balm, oil, oiling), ooill y vaaish, ooill ny hagglish (chrism), ooill chasherick (chrism), blasstynys. (various references)

Pig Latin

ionunctay.(various references)

Portuguese

untuosidade (greasiness), unguento (balm, ointment, salve, unguent), unção (anointment, coupling), fervor (ardor, ardour, fervency, fervor, fervour, mettle, mettlesomeness, vehemence, warmth, zeal), conforto (comfort, consolation, convenience, ease, solace, well-being), bálsamo (balm, balsam, salve, sonsolation), ato de ungir. (various references)

Romanian

unguent (ointment, salve, unguent), ungere cu mir, plãcere (amusement, delight, enjoyment, gusto, joy, liking, mind, palate, pleasure, pleasuring, prize, satisfaction, willingness), ipocrizie (cant, double dealing, duplicity, fake, humbug, hypocrisy, left-handedness, pietism), evlavie (awe, devotion, godliness, piety), cucernicie (devotion, godliness, piety). (various references)

Russian 

смазывание (anointment), втирание мази, набожность (devotion, devoutness, godliness, piety, piousness, prayerfulness), миропомазание, елейность, помазание (anointment, anointments, chrism, inunction). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

miropomazanje (anointment), melem (balm, salve). (various references)

Spanish

unción. (various references)

Swedish

smörjelse (ointment), salvelse. (various references)

Turkish

yapmacıklı nezaket, yağ sürme (greasing), sahte yakınlık, merhem (balm, ointment, pomade, pomatum, salve, unguent), kutsal yağ. (various references)

Ukrainian

�"лей (chrism), втирання мазі, мазь (covering, ointment, salve, unguent, wax), помазання (anointment). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thuốc xoa, sự xoa, sự xức, sự khoái trá (delectation), giọng trầm trầm sự vui thú. (various references)

Welsh

eneiniad (anointing), arddeliad (approval, conviction). (various references)

unctio, unctionem, unctiones, unctionis. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "unction": unctions. (additional references)

Words ending with "unction": adjunction, cofunction, compunction, conjunction, disfunction, disjunction, dysfunction, expunction, function, hyperfunction, injunction, inunction, junction, malfunction, misfunction, multifunction, nondisjunction, subjunction, thermojunction. (additional references)

Words containing "unction": adjunctions, bifunctional, cofunctions, compunctions, conjunctional, conjunctionally, conjunctions, difunctional, disfunctional, disfunctions, disjunctions, dysfunctional, dysfunctions, expunctions, functional, functionalism, functionalisms, functionalist, functionalistic, functionalists, functionalities, functionality, functionally, functionaries, functionary, functioned, functioning, functionless, functions, hyperfunctional, hyperfunctioning, hyperfunctions, injunctions, inunctions, junctional, junctions, malfunctioned, malfunctioning, malfunctions, misfunctioned, misfunctioning, misfunctions, multifunctional, nondisjunctional, nondisjunctions, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, semifunctional, subjunctions, thermojunctions. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Unction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aunction, dunction, nnection, Runcton, unaction, uncoion, unctione, unctions, unntion, Unton. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: nuncio.

-2 letters: conin, count, cutin, niton, ontic, tonic, tunic, union.

-3 letters: cion, coin, coni, conn, icon, into, noun, otic, unci, unco, unit, unto.

-4 letters: con, cot, cut, inn, ion, nit, not, nun, nut, out, tic, tin, ton, tui, tun.

-5 letters: in, it, no, nu, on, ti, to, un, ut.

+1 letter: continua, continue, continuo, countian, counting, function, junction, unctions.

+2 letters: centurion, confuting, continual, continued, continuer, continues, continuos, continuum, contusing, contusion, countians, functions, incaution, induction, inoculant, inunction, junctions, neutronic, trouncing, uncoating, unnoticed.

+3 letters: accounting, adjunction, auctioning, cautioning, centurions, cofunction, conducting, conduction, construing, consulting, continuant, continuate, continuers, continuing, continuity, continuous, continuums, contouring, contusions, countering, counterion, cunctation, enunciator, expunction, functional, functioned, incautions, incubation, inductions, injunction, inoculants, insouciant, inunctions, junctional, nonaquatic, nucleation, outdancing, punctation, recounting, suctioning, truncation, unclothing, unneurotic, unromantic.