extreme unction

Pronunciation:			ik'streem 'ungkshun
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	Definition:		[n]  a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
	Synonyms:		anointing of the sick, last rites
	See Also:		sacrament
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		baptism, burial service, chrism, chrismal, chrismation, chrismatory, chrisom, confirmation, deathwatch, dirge, eulogy, exequies, funeral oration, funeral rites, holy orders, last duty, last honors, last offices, last rites, matrimony, obsequies, ointment, penance, requiem, requiem mass, sacramental anointment, sacred unction, seven sacraments, the Eucharist, unction, viaticum, wake