| Definition of 'extreme unction' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites
a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
|
| Definitions of 'extreme unction' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
|
1. extreme unction
one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church; an anointing of consecrated or holy oil administered by a priest in the form of a cross to a sick person upon the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, and face at the point of death, which is presumed to impart grace and strength against the last struggle.
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'extreme unction' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of extreme unction 
