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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNCTION

From Latin unctiō an anointing, from ungere to anoint.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCTION

unction  [ˈʌŋkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

unction

Anointing

To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People and things are anointed to symbolize the introduction of a sacramental or divine influence, a holy emanation, spirit, power or God. It can also be seen as a spiritual mode of ridding persons and things of dangerous influences, as of demons believed to be or to cause disease. Unction is another term for anointing. The oil may be called chrism. The word is known in English since c. 1303, deriving from Old French enoint "smeared on", pp. of enoindre "smear on", itself from Latin inunguere, from in- "on" + unguere "to smear." Originally it only referred to grease or oil smeared on for medicinal purposes; its use in the Coverdale Bible in reference to Christ has spiritualized the sense of it, a sense expanded and expounded upon by St Paul's writings in his "Epistles". The title Christ is derived from the Greek term Χριστός meaning "the anointed one"; covered in oil, anointed, itself from the above mentioned word Keres.

Definition of unction in the English dictionary

The first definition of unction in the dictionary is the act of anointing with oil in sacramental ceremonies, in the conferring of holy orders. Other definition of unction is excessive suavity or affected charm. Unction is also an ointment or unguent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCTION


adjunction
əˈdʒʌŋkʃən
cofunction
ˌkəʊˈfʌŋkʃən
compunction
kəmˈpʌŋkʃən
conjunction
kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən
defunction
dɪˈfʌŋkʃən
disfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
disjunction
dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən
distinction
dɪˈstɪŋkʃən
dysfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
eigenfunction
ˈaɪɡənˌfʌŋkʃən
expunction
ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən
function
ˈfʌŋkʃən
hyperfunction
ˌhaɪpəˈfʌŋkʃən
injunction
ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən
interpunction
ˌɪntəˈpʌŋkʃən
inunction
ɪnˈʌŋkʃən
junction
ˈdʒʌŋkʃən
malfunction
mælˈfʌŋkʃən
multifunction
ˈmʌltɪˌfʌŋkʃən
thermojunction
ˌθɜːməʊˈdʒʌŋkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCTION

uncrown
uncrowned
uncrowned king
uncrudded
uncrumple
uncrushable
uncrushed
uncrystallised
uncrystallized
UNCTAD
unctionless
unctuosity
unctuous
unctuously
unctuousness
uncuckolded
uncuff
unculled
uncultivable
uncultivatable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of unction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCTION

Find out the translation of unction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

油膏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unción
570 millions of speakers

English

unction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्मजोशी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соборование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুলেপন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unction
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salbung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塗油
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기름 부음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபிஷேகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अक्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağ sürme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρίσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

salwing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smörjelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

salvelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCTION»

The term «unction» is regularly used and occupies the 96.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCTION» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCTION»

Discover the use of unction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Unction It Takes to Function: The God Kind of Faith
This book is designed to answer many questions about faith and walking in the will and purpose of God.
Doris J. Massey-Byars, 2011
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Power Through Prayer
Nothing but this holy unction can do this. In the Christian system unction is the anointing of the Holy Spirit, separating unto God's work and qualifying for it. This unction is the one divine enablement by which the preacher accomplishes the ...
E. M. McKendree. Bounds, 2009
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E. M. Bounds: Classic Collection on Prayer
All the minister's efforts will be vanity or worse than vanity if he does not have unction. Unction must come down from Heaven and spread a savor and feeling and relish over his ministry; and among the other means of qualifying himself for his ...
Em Bounds, 2002
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THE BEST OF THE KAMBULOW:
This unction is not the gift of genius. It is not found in the halls of learning. No eloquence can woo it. No industry can win it. No prelatical hands can confer it. It is the gift of God -- the signet set to his own messengers. It is heaven's knighthood ...
walter kambulow, 2003
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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, 2013
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Homilies on the First Epistle og John
These things have I written unto you concerning them which seduce you; that you may know that you have an unction, and the unction which we have received from Him may abide in you. In the unction we have the sacramental sign [of a thing ...
Augustine of Hippo
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The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds
All the minister's efforts will be vanity or worse than vanity if he have not unction. Unctionmustcome downfrom heaven andspread asavor and feeling and relish over his ministry;and among theother means of qualifying himself for his office, the ...
E. M. Bounds, 2013
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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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Peter Lombard
From this passage, we learn that unction was instituted for two reasons: for the remission of sins and to alleviate physical sickness. Should God not judge it to be expedient that the recipient of the unction receive its physical fruits, he or she will  ...
Philipp W. Rosemann, 2004
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Why Revival Tarries
There is a strange thing that I have seen ''under the sun,'' even in the fundamentalist circles; it is preaching without unction. What is unction? I hardly know. But I know what it is not (or at least I know when it is not upon my own soul) . Preaching ...
Leonard Ravenhill, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Photo gallery: Kansas boys 6A baseball state championships
The Shawnee Mission East High School baseball team celebrate after they beat unction City High School 5-4 in the Kansas Class 6A baseball tournament at ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
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WATCH: Prophetic Unction Leads Woman to Save Stranded …
Join us on our new podcast each weekday for an interesting story, well told, from Charisma News. Listen at charismapodcastnetwork.com. «Charisma News, Apr 15»
3
Holy Wednesday; What Do We Celebrate?
In Greece, all members of the church receive Holy Unction on the evening of Holy Wednesday. The anointing oil used during the service is considered ... «Greek Reporter, Apr 15»
4
Kiss and get out
This is the Stone of Unction on which, tradition says, Jesus' body was laid for anointing after being taken down from the cross. However, the stone dates from ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
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Faith at work: Saturday, April 4, 2015
Wednesday: 9 a.m. Presanctified Divine Liturgy; 6 p.m. Service of Holy Unction. Thursday: 9 a.m. Vesperal Divine Liturgy commemorating the Institution of the ... «Pensacola News Journal, Apr 15»
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Byzantine Catholic churches offer Holy Week healing service
The administering of the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction was conducted during the Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts by the celebrant and pastor, ... «Republican & Herald, Apr 15»
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Pontiff Administers Last Rites to ISAF President Croce
Before the Pope administered Extreme Unction upon the body of Carlo Croce, he received a commitment from Croce that all ISAF council and committee ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Mar 15»
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Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum to loan 17th century masterpiece …
Extreme Unction, a 17th century portrait by French master Nicolas Poussin depicting a dying man being administered his last rites, is to leave Cambridge and go ... «Cambridge News, Mar 15»
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Walker Art Gallery to showcase Poussin masterpiece
Extreme Unction will be displayed alongside two landscape paintings by Poussin from the Walker's own collection – Landscape with Bacchus, Ceres, Nymph ... «Liverpool Echo, Mar 15»
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GK Chesterton on the Metaphysics of Julianne Moore
It is needless to note how this applies to the water of baptism, the oil of unction, and so on. But I am deliberately taking the sacrament which our world has most ... «Catholic World Report, Jan 15»

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