extreme unction

English

Etymology

From extreme (“to limit, final”) +‎ unction (“anointing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.stɹiːm.ʌŋk.ʃən/
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Noun

extreme unction (uncountable)

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

Translations

sacrament

Finnish: viimeinen voitelu
French: extrême-onction (fr) f
German: Letzte Ölung f
Hungarian: utolsó kenet
Polish: namaszczenie chorych (pl) n, ostatnie namaszczenie (pl) n
Portuguese: extrema-unção (pt) f
Tagalog: ekstrema unsiyon

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