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Noun: extreme unction  ik'streem 'úngk-shun
  1. A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
    "The family called for a priest to perform the extreme unction";
    - anointing of the sick, last rites

Type of: sacrament

Encyclopedia: Extreme unction