Anointing of the Sick

English

Proper noun

Anointing of the Sick

A Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a sick or dying person with oil and prays for his salvation. It was previously known as extreme unction and the last rites.

Translations

sacrament

Finnish: sairaan voitelu
German: Krankensalbung (de) f

Portuguese: extrema-unção f

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