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Anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
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inunction
Word definitions for inunction in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inunction \In*unc"tion\, n. [L. inunctio, fr. inungere, inunctum, to anoint. See 1st In- , and Unction .] The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction ]
Usage examples of inunction.
Bonet mentions death after the inunction of a mercurial ointment, and instances of distressing salivation from such medication are quite common.