Noun: last rites
- A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
"The family called for a priest to perform the last rites";
- anointing of the sick, extreme unction
- Rites performed in connection with a death or burial
"The priest administered the last rites to the dying patient"; "Family members gathered for the last rites of their loved one"
Type of: religious rite, rite, sacrament
Encyclopedia: Last rites