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View synonyms for anointing of the sick

anointing of the sick

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.
  1. a sacrament consisting of anointment with oil and the recitation of prayer, administered by a priest to a person who is very ill or dying.


anointing of the sick

noun

  1. RC Church a sacrament in which a person who is seriously ill or dying is anointed by a priest with consecrated oil Former nameextreme unction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of anointing of the sick1

First recorded in 1880–85

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