EXTREME UNCTION

Meaning of EXTREME UNCTION in English

noun

[ U ] ( religion ) ( old use ) in the Catholic Church, the ceremony of blessing sick or dying people :

He was given extreme unction.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

EXTREME UNCTION — noun Date: 15th century a sacrament in which a priest anoints and prays for the recovery and salvation of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EXTREME UNCTION — noun Usage: often capitalized E&U : a sacrament (as in the Roman Catholic Church) that consists of praying over and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXTREME UNCTION — /ek"streem, ik streem"/ , Rom. Cath. Ch. See anointing of the sick . [ 1570-80 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXTREME UNCTION — Date: 15th century : a sacrament in which a priest anoints and prays for the recovery and salvation of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXTREME UNCTION — Function: noun Date: 15th century : a sacrament in which a priest anoints and prays for the recovery and salvation …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EXTREME UNCTION — ■ noun (in the Roman Catholic Church) a former name for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, especially when …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXTREME UNCTION — [extreme unction] n (15c): a sacrament in which a priest anoints and prays for the recovery and salvation of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXTREME UNCTION — Synonyms and related words : baptism, burial service, chrism, chrismal, chrismation, chrismatory, chrisom, confirmation, deathwatch, dirge, eulogy, exequies, funeral oration, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXTREME UNCTION — n. to administer, give ~ ( see the Usage Note for unction )
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
EXTREME UNCTION — соборование (одно из таинств [см. (sacrament), признаваемых высокой церковью (High Church)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
EXTREME UNCTION — (церковное) соборование
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXTREME UNCTION — церк. соборование
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXTREME UNCTION — церк. соборование
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
EXTREME UNCTION — церк. соборование
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EXTREME UNCTION — соборование
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
EXTREME UNCTION — соборование
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
EXTREME UNCTION — соборование (одно из таинств [см. sacrament], признаваемых высокой церковью [High Church])
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
EXTREME UNCTION — (церковное) соборование
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNCTION — n unction (1. act of anointing; 2. unctuousness)
Interlingua English vocab
EXTREME — adj extreme; extreme unction last Sacrament, extreme unction
Interlingua English vocab
UNCTION — ~; fervore
English interlingue dictionary
UNCTION — noun see: ointment Date: 14th century the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing, something used for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EXTREME — I. ikˈstrēm, ekˈ-, in “extreme unction”often ÷ˌek-(ˌ)strēm adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNCTION — ˈəŋ(k)shən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English unctioun, unccioun, from Latin unction-, unctio act of anointing, from unctus (past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNCTION — (n.) That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNCTION — (n.) Divine or sanctifying grace.
Английский словарь Webster
UNCTION — (n.) That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
Английский словарь Webster
UNCTION — (n.) The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as …
Английский словарь Webster
UNCTION — ( n. ) The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNCTION — ( n. ) That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNCTION — ( n. ) That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNCTION — ( n. ) Divine or sanctifying grace.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNCTION — — unctionless , adj. /ungk"sheuhn/ , n. 1. an act of anointing, esp. as a medical treatment or religious rite. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXTREME — — extremeness , n. /ik streem"/ , adj., extremer, extremest , n. adj. 1. of a character or kind farthest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNCTION — n. act of anointing, pouring of oil; soothing or ingratiating words; fervor, excitement
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EXTREME — I. ik-ˈstrēm adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin extremus, superlative of exter, exterus being on the outside …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNCTION — noun Etymology: Middle English unccioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin unction-, unctio, from unguere to anoint — more at ointment Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNCTION — noun divine or sanctifying grace. 2. unction ·noun that which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything …
Webster English vocab
EXTREME — adj radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions. 2. extreme ·noun the first or the last term of a proportion or series. …
Webster English vocab
UNCTION — [ 'ʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n ] ■ noun 1》 formal the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UNCTION — [unc.tion] n [ME unctioun, fr. L unction-, unctio, fr. unguere to anoint--more at ointment] (14c) 1: the act of anointing …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXTREME — [ex.treme] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L extremus, superl. of exter, exterus being on the outside--more at exterior] (15c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNCTION — unction BrE AmE ˈʌŋ k ʃ ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EXTREME — extreme BrE AmE ɪk ˈstriːm ek-, ək- —In a stress-shifting environment occasionally ˌeks triːm , as if underlyingly ˌek ˈstriːm …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNCTION — / ˈʌŋkʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the act of pouring oil on sb's head or another part …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXTREME — / ɪkˈstriːm; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] very great in degree : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXTREME — I. ex ‧ treme 1 S3 W3 /ɪkˈstriːm/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ extreme , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNCTION — n. 1 a the act of anointing with oil etc. as a religious rite. b the oil etc. so used. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXTREME — adj. & n. --adj. 1 reaching a high or the highest degree; exceedingly great or intense (extreme old age; in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNCTION — n. 1 a the act of anointing with oil etc. as a religious rite. b the oil etc. so used. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXTREME — adj. & n. adj. 1 reaching a high or the highest degree; exceedingly great or intense (extreme old age; in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNCTION — n.1 a the act of anointing with oil etc. as a religious rite. b the oil etc. so used. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
EXTREME — adj. & n. --adj. 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; exceedingly great or intense (extreme old age; in …
Oxford English vocab
EXTREME — ( extremes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Extreme means very great …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXTREME — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a extreme measure ▪ The public would not be in favour of such an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXTREME — (FURTHEST) [adjective], [noun] [C] - (at) the furthest point; (to) the greatest degreein the extreme north of the countryat the …
Cambridge English vocab
UNCTION — Synonyms and related words : Tartuffery, Tartuffism, affectation, anointment, balm, balsam, brilliantine, cant, cerate, chrism, chrismal, chrismation, chrismatory, chrisom, cold …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNCTION — n. Function: noun Synonyms: OINTMENT , balm, cerate, chrism, cream, salve, unguent
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EXTREME — I. adjective 1. very great the project demanded extreme secrecy Synonyms: utmost, uttermost 2. Synonyms: ardent 2, intense Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXTREME
Longman Activator English vocab
EXTREME — n. 25B6; adjective extreme danger : UTMOST, very great, greatest (possible), maximum, maximal, highest, supreme, great, acute, enormous, severe, high, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNCTION — n. ( rel. ) 1) to give ~ 2) to receive ~ 3) Extreme Unction USAGE NOTE: The term Anointing …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
EXTREME
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EXTREME — adjective BAD : Since he stopped smoking, there has been an extreme improvement in his health. GOOD : Since he …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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