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anointing of the sick
noun
- 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
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of anointing of the sick1
Example Sentences
Nearly 10 years ago, Cancro performed the anointing of the sick — laying hands on a person who is ill, spreading oil on their forehead and praying — on Eguino.
Later, he visited Ms. Clancy in her hospital room while she was still unconscious and delivered the sacrament of anointing of the sick, which is sometimes known as last rites.
They were with him when he received the sacrament of the anointing of the sick on Wednesday, three days before he died.
Outside the complex, priests visit Christian inmates and go into hospitals to respond to requests for Communion, confessions or anointing of the sick.
In most circumstances, they cannot receive the anointing of the sick, which is meant to provide physical or spiritual healing to those who are seriously ill.
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