extreme unction

English

Etymology

From extreme (to limit, final) + unction (anointing)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.stɹiːm.ʌŋk.ʃən/

Noun

extreme unction (uncountable)

  1. (Christianity) The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

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