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How do you use Unction in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like curative or remedy, plus the exact meaning.

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Unction meaning

  1. An ointment or salve.
  2. A religious or ceremonial anointing.
  3. A balm or something that soothes.

Synonyms of Unction

fulsomeness curative remedy salve balm unguent ointment hypocrisy unctuousness smarminess oleaginousness oiliness compliment smarm cure

Using Unction

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ointment or salve. | A religious or ceremonial anointing. | A balm or something that soothes.
  • Useful related words include: fulsomeness, curative, remedy, salve.
  • In the example corpus, unction often appears in combinations such as: extreme unction, unction is, holy unction.

Context around Unction

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Unction

  • In this selection, "unction" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, extreme, holy, includes and oscar stand out and add context to how "unction" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include administer extreme unction and to and america includes unction of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unction" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unction

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The fingers of the apostle had received the priestly unction. (10 words)

At the hour of vespers after Gamboa had given him Extreme Unction, he died. (14 words)

For this reason, it is normally required that one go to confession before receiving Unction. (15 words)

In the Orthodox Church Holy Unction is not considered to be solely a part of a person's preparation for death, but is administered to any Orthodox Christian who is ill, physically or spiritually, to ask for God's mercy and forgiveness of sin. (44 words)

Christianity The Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches use olive oil for the Oil of Catechumens (used to bless and strengthen those preparing for Baptism) and Oil of the Sick (used to confer the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick or Unction ). (42 words)

He first made a very careful confession of his sins, with a contrite heart, and was affected even to the shedding of tears, I am told; then he received in Communion the most Sacred Body and Extreme Unction was administered to him. (42 words)

According to Orthodox teaching unction is based on the Epistle of James : Is anyone among you sick? (17 words)

Example sentences (17)

The Catechism of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America includes Unction of the Sick as among the "other sacramental rites" and it states that unction can be done with oil or simply with laying on of hands.

If a woman lay dying and for some ungodly reason had to be anointed on the mouth, her lipstick must be first wiped off or else the sacrament of Extreme Unction, like vaccination under the wrong conditions, might not take.

Secondly, in the power of the prophetic unction in which I minister this day, someone in my audience is going to arise and build.

According to Orthodox teaching unction is based on the Epistle of James : Is anyone among you sick?

After the Pope's canonization, another miracle is said to have taken place when a Christian family activist named Clem Lane suffered a major heart attack and was placed in an oxygen tent, where he was given extreme unction.

At the hour of vespers after Gamboa had given him Extreme Unction, he died.

Christianity The Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches use olive oil for the Oil of Catechumens (used to bless and strengthen those preparing for Baptism) and Oil of the Sick (used to confer the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick or Unction ).

Detail of The Seven Sacraments (1445) by Rogier van der Weyden showing the sacrament of Extreme Unction or Anointing of the Sick.

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Eastern Orthodox Church The teaching of the Eastern Orthodox Church on the Holy Mystery (sacrament) of Unction is similar to that of the Roman Catholic Church.

For this reason, it is normally required that one go to confession before receiving Unction.

He first made a very careful confession of his sins, with a contrite heart, and was affected even to the shedding of tears, I am told; then he received in Communion the most Sacred Body and Extreme Unction was administered to him.

In the Orthodox Church Holy Unction is not considered to be solely a part of a person's preparation for death, but is administered to any Orthodox Christian who is ill, physically or spiritually, to ask for God's mercy and forgiveness of sin.

In the same narrative, Jesus says, "in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial" (Id., v. 12), linking the unction with Christ's death and resurrection.

I then went in search of a priest and with great difficulty found Fr Cuthbert Dunne, of the Passionists, who came with me at once and administered Baptism and Extreme Unction – Oscar could not take the Eucharist ".

The fingers of the apostle had received the priestly unction.

There is an abbreviated form of Holy Unction to be performed for a person in imminent danger of death, which does not replace the full rite in other cases.

We forbid abbots and monks to impose public penances, to visit the sick, to administer extreme unction, and to sing public masses.

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Common combinations with unction

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unction" in a sentence?
An example: "The Catechism of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America includes Unction of the Sick as among the "other sacramental rites" and it states that unction can be done with oil or simply with laying on of hands." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "unction" from authentic English texts.
What does "unction" mean?
Unction means: An ointment or salve.
What are synonyms of "unction"?
Common synonyms of "unction" include: fulsomeness, curative, remedy, salve, balm, unguent, ointment, hypocrisy. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "unction" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "unction", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.