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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTREME UNCTION

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Extreme unction is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EXTREME UNCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anointing of the Sick (Catholic Church)

Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament of the Catholic Church that is administered to a Catholic "who, having reached the age of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age", except in the case of those who "persevere obstinately in manifest grave sin". Proximate danger of death, the occasion for the administration of Viaticum, is not required, but only the onset of a medical condition considered to be a possible prelude to death. The sacrament is also referred to as Unction, and in the past as Extreme Unction, and it is one of the three sacraments that constitute the Last Rites. The sacrament is administered by a priest, who uses olive oil or another pure plant oil to anoint the patient's forehead and perhaps other parts of the body while reciting certain prayers. It is believed to give comfort, peace, courage and, if the sick person is unable to make a confession, even forgiveness of sins. Several other Churches and Ecclesial Communities have similar rituals.

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Synonyms and antonyms of extreme unction in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «extreme unction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTREME UNCTION

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Translator English - Chinese

终傅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

extremaunción
570 millions of speakers

English

extreme unction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चरम गर्मजोशी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مرهم المتطرفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соборование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extrema-unção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চরম সংযোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extrême onction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berselang melampau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

letzte Ölung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

終油の秘跡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극단적 인 기름 부음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ekstrem
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cực đoan sự bôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீவிர ஒற்றுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिक्रमण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aşırı yükselme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estrema unzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

namaszczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соборування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ungere extremă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ακραία χρίσμα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

oliesel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sista smörjelsen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ekstrem salvelse
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTREME UNCTION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extreme unction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTREME UNCTION»

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A Preservative Against Popery, in Several Select Discourses ...
no older than the fifth age ; nor is it so express, unless because it is expressly against extreme unction, as I have manifestly shewn the reason of that testimony to be, though extreme unction be not named there. After all, it is notoriously false,  ...
Edmund Gibson, John Cumming, 1848
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The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: ...
15) was the first theologian to treat extreme unction systematically. He deals, however, only with two questions, the institution and the repetition of the sacrament. From that time on, extreme unction received more detailed attention, particularly ...
Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck, 1909
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Understanding Sacramental Healing: Anointing and Viaticum
In other words, in the period following Trent, the rituals focused on three issues concerning the recipient of Extreme Unction. First, the recipient must have once had the use of reason, even for a short time. Second, the recipient must have been ...
John C. Kasza, 2007
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Summa Theologica, Volume 5 (Part III, Second Section & ...
QUESTION 29 Of Extreme Unction, As Regards Its (In Nine Articles) QUESTION 30 Of H»e Effect of This Soe (In Three. We must now consider the sacrament of Extreme Unction : in respec oi which five points have to be considered: (1) Its ...
St Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, 2013
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The Practical Catechist
extreme unction, or the last anointing. The first anointing with holy oil takes place in baptism; the second in confirmation. (Then in the sacrament of Order.) And the last in the sacrament instituted for those who are very sick and in danger of ...
Jakob Nist, Ferreol Girardey, 1915
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The Catholic's manual, an exposition of the controverted ...
On Extreme Unction. The Holy Ghost, according to the testimony of Saint James, has attached to extreme unction the express assurance, that it shall both remit the sins, and alleviate the sufferings, of the sick individual, who receives it worthily, ...
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (bp. of Meaux.), 1817
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Summa Theologica:
Objection 1: It would seem that Extreme Unction is not a sacrament. For just as oil is used on sick people, so is it on catechumens. But anointing of catechumens with oil is not a sacrament. Therefore neither is the Extreme Unction of the sick ...
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), 1985
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Manual of Christian Doctrine
3. Necessity of Extreme Unction. 25. Is extreme unction necessary as a means of salvation? No; for man can be saved by penance, and extreme unction is only the complement of penance. 26. What sort of obligation is there to receive extreme ...
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Rediscovering Aquinas and the Sacraments: Studies in ...
Within this frame, Extreme Unction is the sacrament of departure. By way of this analogy, Thomas neatly distinguishes Extreme Unction from the other six sacraments. But what does this sacrament do for the departing? To what is it ordered?
Matthew Levering, Michael Dauphinais, 2009
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Handbook of the Christian Religion for the Use of Advanced ...
E. Extreme Unction, 196. The divine institution of the sacrament of extreme anction may be proved from different sources. Extreme unction, so called because it is the last of those rites of the Church in which unction is employed, is a sacrament ...
Wilhelm Wilmers, James Conway, 1921

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTREME UNCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extreme unction is used in the context of the following news items.
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The constant inconstancy that made Italians yearn for fascism
Machiavelli on his deathbed accepts extreme unction, but 'no doubt after careful calculation'. Giacomo Leopardi said that in the course of his ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Politics should play out in states, not High Court
It may be too soon to apply extreme unction to federalism, but even the redoubtable liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has voiced concern, ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
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There Are No Goodbyes
Bob, of Catholic German-Irish ancestry, took Extreme Unction and made his confession to a Catholic priest. It was his request to have a private, ... «Armenian Weekly, Jun 15»
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Women deacons for Ireland?
Women deacons ministered to women in baptism, catechesis, spiritual direction and extreme unction. Liturgies show that men and women ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
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Martin Luther was wrong to reject Aristotle – he still has much to …
... in their sickbeds without the grace of Extreme Unction. On the plus side, they'd probably be dispensed from the requirement of canonical form ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jun 15»
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'Rogier van der Weyden' Review: Intensity in Life and Death
... close to the extreme unction of an emaciated man dying in bed. Angels float above him, gesturing and clasping scrolls with Latin inscriptions. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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You can get gay-married but you can't have the pizza
Extreme Unction: whatever is the opposite of the “ex-gay” ministries. Based on our sincerely held religious beliefs, we would refuse to decorate ... «Washington Blade, May 15»
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Dying with dignity and in comfort
My next thought was the priest was here to render extreme unction. Fortunately, the priest was Fr. Tom Shanahan of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
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Five Years Without Him: Yar'Adua, Wake Up! Nigeria is Boiling
If they did, then they must have administered the Sacrament of Extreme Unction to you. This revered Sacrament is administered only to people ... «NAIJ.COM, May 15»
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The Story of United Airlines Flight 409
A number of Catholic priests were brought to the area to bless bodies and perform extreme unction. In a popular YouTube video about the site, ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»

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