"unction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʌŋkʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unction.wav Forms: unctions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin unctiō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃engʷ-}}, {{bor|en|la|unctiō}} Latin unctiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unction (countable and uncountable, plural unctions)
  1. An ointment or salve. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (ointment or salve): крем (krem) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мехлем (mehlem) [masculine] (Bulgarian), voide (Finnish), onction [feminine] (French), αλοιφή (aloifí) [feminine] (Greek), kenőcs (Hungarian), ungadh [masculine] (Irish), namaszczenie [neuter] (Polish), мазь (mazʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unction-en-noun-xJJCe-q4 Disambiguation of 'ointment or salve': 90 2 3 2 1 1
  2. A religious or ceremonial anointing. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (religious or ceremonial anointing): χρῖσμα (khrîsma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), миропомазване (miropomazvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), voitelu (Finnish), onction [feminine] (French), χρίσμα (chrísma) [neuter] (Greek), kenet (Hungarian), felkenés (Hungarian), ungadh [masculine] (Irish), unctio [feminine] (Latin), namaszczenie [neuter] (Polish), пома́зание (pomázanije) [neuter] (Russian), unción [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unction-en-noun-K~JRgZLn Disambiguation of 'religious or ceremonial anointing': 2 92 1 1 1 1
  3. A balm or something that soothes. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (balm or something that soothes): palsami (Finnish), balzsam (Hungarian), ír (Hungarian), balsamo [masculine] (Italian), unguento [masculine] (Italian), crema [feminine] (Italian), еле́й (jeléj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unction-en-noun-MIO8Cljk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 20 37 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 5 15 35 32 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 5 15 35 32 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 18 32 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 5 14 33 30 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 6 14 33 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 5 18 35 32 5 Disambiguation of 'balm or something that soothes': 3 1 88 3 4 1
  4. A quality in language, address or delivery which expresses sober and fervent emotion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unction-en-noun-7A~l1am5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 20 37 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 6 6 11 39 27 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 5 15 35 32 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 5 15 35 32 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 18 32 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 5 15 41 26 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 4 13 43 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 5 14 33 30 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 6 14 33 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 5 18 35 32 5
  5. A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (smug use of language): liukaskielisyys (Finnish), liukkaus (Finnish), kenetteljesség (Hungarian), önelégültség (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-unction-en-noun-3iHJvQda Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 20 37 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 5 15 35 32 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 5 15 35 32 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 18 32 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 5 14 33 30 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 6 14 33 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 5 18 35 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 5 18 35 32 5 Disambiguation of 'smug use of language': 1 1 3 19 75 2
  6. Divine or sanctifying grace. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unction-en-noun-~jkaZTtd Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 5 14 33 30 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 6 14 33 30 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: extreme unction

Inflected forms

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌŋkʃən",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌŋkʃən/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations"
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    {
      "word": "extreme unction"
    }
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "unctiō"
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      "name": "bor"
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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "An ointment or salve."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ointment",
          "ointment"
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        [
          "salve",
          "salve#Noun"
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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      "glosses": [
        "A religious or ceremonial anointing."
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          "religious",
          "religious"
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          "ceremonial",
          "ceremonial"
        ],
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          "anointing",
          "anointing"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A balm or something that soothes."
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        [
          "balm",
          "balm"
        ],
        [
          "soothe",
          "soothe"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A quality in language, address or delivery which expresses sober and fervent emotion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess."
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          "smug"
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          "exaggerated",
          "exaggerated"
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          "language"
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          "smarminess"
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Divine or sanctifying grace."
      ],
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        [
          "Divine",
          "divine"
        ],
        [
          "sanctify",
          "sanctify"
        ],
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʌŋkʃən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌŋkʃən"
    },
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krem",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "крем"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mehlem",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мехлем"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "word": "voide"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "onction"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aloifí",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αλοιφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "word": "kenőcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ungadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "namaszczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mazʹ",
      "sense": "ointment or salve",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мазь"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "miropomazvane",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "миропомазване"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "word": "voitelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "onction"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chrísma",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "χρίσμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "khrîsma",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "χρῖσμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "word": "kenet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "word": "felkenés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ungadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "unctio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "namaszczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pomázanije",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "пома́зание"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "religious or ceremonial anointing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "unción"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "balm or something that soothes",
      "word": "palsami"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "balm or something that soothes",
      "word": "balzsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "balm or something that soothes",
      "word": "ír"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "balm or something that soothes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsamo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "balm or something that soothes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "unguento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "balm or something that soothes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "crema"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jeléj",
      "sense": "balm or something that soothes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "еле́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "smug use of language",
      "word": "liukaskielisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "smug use of language",
      "word": "liukkaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "smug use of language",
      "word": "kenetteljesség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "smug use of language",
      "word": "önelégültség"
    }
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}

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