Definition of Extreme Unction in English :

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Extreme Unction meaning in English

Meaning of Extreme Unction in English

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Extreme Unction

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Noun

1. anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites

a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation

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Extreme Unction

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noun
Roman Catholic Church a former name for anointing of the sick

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Extreme Unction

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Anointing of the Sick

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Extreme Unction

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n.
Roman Catholic Church
The sacramental anointing of a person in immediate danger of death. The term was discarded in 1972 with the establishment of the more general sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

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