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INUNCTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inunction mean?
• INUNCTION (noun)
The noun INUNCTION has 1 sense:
1. anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
Familiarity information: INUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
inunction; unction
Hypernyms ("inunction" is a kind of...):
anointing; anointment (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)
religious ceremony; religious ritual (a ceremony having religious meaning)
Derivation:
inunct (administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing)
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