Definition of Uncteon
Unc"tion (?), n. [OE. unccioun,
uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F. onction, fr.
L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See
Unguent.] 1. The act of anointing, smearing, or
rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes,
or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
To be heir, and to be king
By sacred unction, thy deserved right.
Milton.
2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an
ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
The king himself the sacred unction
made. Dryden.
Lay not that flattering unction to your
soul. Shak.
3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]
4. That quality in language, address, or the like,
which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and
tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural
fervor.
The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage
in Farquhar. Hazlitt.
The mention of thy glory
Is unction to the breast. Neale (Rhythm of St.
Bernard).
Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the
sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated
oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc.,
of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of
sins. [James v. 14, 15.]
Unc"tion (?), n. [OE. unccioun,
uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F. onction, fr.
L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See
Unguent.] 1. The act of anointing, smearing, or
rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes,
or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
To be heir, and to be king
By sacred unction, thy deserved right.
Milton.
2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an
ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
The king himself the sacred unction
made. Dryden.
Lay not that flattering unction to your
soul. Shak.
3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]
4. That quality in language, address, or the like,
which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and
tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural
fervor.
The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage
in Farquhar. Hazlitt.
The mention of thy glory
Is unction to the breast. Neale (Rhythm of St.
Bernard).
Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the
sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated
oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc.,
of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of
sins. [James v. 14, 15.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
UNCTION, n. An oiling, or greasing. The rite of extreme unction
consists in touching with oil consecrated by a bishop several parts of
the body of one engaged in dying. Marbury relates that after the rite
had been administered to a certain wicked English nobleman it was
discovered that the oil had not been properly consecrated and no other
could be obtained. When informed of this the sick man said in anger:
"Then I'll be damned if I die!"
"My son," said the priest, "this is what we fear."
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- a religious or ceremonial anointing
- a salve or ointment
- a balm or something that soothes
- a smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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