extreme unction

English

Etymology

From extreme (“to limit, final”) +‎ unction (“anointing”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.stɹiːm.ʌŋk.ʃən/

Noun

extreme unction (uncountable)

(Christianity) The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

Translations

sacrament

Finnish: viimeinen voitelu
French: extrême-onction (fr) f

German: Letzte Ölung f
Tagalog: ekstremaunsyon

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