English-Thai Dictionary
unction
N การ เจิม น้ำมัน (ใน คริสต์ศาสนา นิกาย โรมันคาทอลิก ointment kan-joem-nam-man
unction
N สิ่ง ปลอบใจ คำ ปลอบโยน คำ ปลอบ sing-plob-jai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
UNCTION
n.[L. unctio, from ungo, to anoint. ] 1. The act of anointing.
2. Unguent; ointment. [Unusual. ]
3. The act of anointing medically; as mercurial unction.
4. Any thing softening or lenitive.
5. That which excites piety and devotion.
6. Richness of gracious affections.
7. Divine or sanctifying grace. 1 John 2:2 .
Extreme unction, the rite of anointing in the last hours; or the application of sacred oil to the parts where the five senses reside.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
UNCTION
Unc "tion, n. Etym: [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F.onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent. ]
1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction. To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy deserved right. Milton.
2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive. The king himself the sacred unction made. Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak.
3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]
4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor. The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar.Hazlitt. The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast. Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard ). Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch. ), the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc. , of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [James v. 14, 15.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
unction
unc tion |ˈəNG (k )SHən ˈəŋ (k )ʃən | ▶noun 1 formal the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch. • short for extreme unction. 2 archaic treatment with a medicinal oil or ointment. • an ointment: mercury in the form of unctions. 3 a manner of expression arising or apparently arising from deep emotion, esp. as intended to flatter: he spoke the last two words with exaggerated unction. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin unctio (n- ), from unguere ‘anoint. ’ Sense 3 arises from the link between religious fervor and “anointing ” with the Holy Spirit.
Oxford Dictionary
unction
unction |ˈʌŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 formal the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch. • short for extreme unction. 2 archaic treatment with a medicinal oil or ointment. • [ count noun ] an ointment: mercury in the form of unctions. 3 a fervent manner of expression apparently arising from deep emotion, especially when assumed: the headlines gloated with the kind of effusive unction only the English press can muster. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin unctio (n- ), from unguere ‘anoint ’. Sense 3 arises from the link between religious fervour and ‘anointing ’ with the Holy Spirit.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
unction
unc tion /ʌ́ŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 聖油 ; (聖別の )塗油 ; (戴冠式の )塗油式 .2 なだめる物 ; 慰めとなる言葉 .3 甘言 ; うわべだけの [偽りの ]感動 ; 宗教的情熱 ; 熱中 .
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