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unc·tion
\ˈəŋ(k)shən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English unctioun, unccioun, from Latin unction-, unctio act of anointing, from unctus (past participle of unguere to anoint, smear) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ointment
1.
a. : the act of anointing that is a symbol of consecration
< this act of unction, not the act of crowning, which is the essential feature of a coronation — H.V.Morton >
b.
(1) : the anointing of the sick with oil that is a religious rite of healing
(2) often capitalized : the seventh and last sacrament of the Eastern Orthodox Church — compare extreme unction, holy unction
2. : a benign spiritual influence
< all human systems based on material premises are minus the unction of divine Science — Mary B. Eddy >
3.
a. : the application of a soothing or lubricating oil or ointment
b. : something that is used for anointing : ointment, unguent
< bought an unction of a mountebank — Shakespeare >
c. : something that soothes or eases
< lay not that flattering unction to your soul — Shakespeare >
4.
a. : religious or spiritual fervor or the expression (as in language or manner) of such fervor
< was always a powerful preacher; but oh, the unction of the discourse this morning — George Borrow >
b. : exaggerated, assumed, or superficial earnestness of language or manner : unctuousness
< students like polemics, but they detest preachment and they loathe unction — H.N.Fairchild >
c. : an earnest and sympathetic absorption in something one is acting, doing, or speaking
< an intelligent, not very original man — but doing his work with pleasant unction — O.W.Holmes †1935 > |