Meanings
nounextreme unction (uncountable)
- uncountableChristianityThe Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
Broader
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Origin
From extreme (“to limit, final”) + unction (“anointing”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan extremunció
- extremunciósacrament
Czech poslední pomazání
- poslední pomazánísacrament
Finnish viimeinen voitelu
- viimeinen voitelusacrament
French extrême-onction
- extrême-onctionsacrament
German Letzte Ölung
- Letzte Ölungsacrament
Hungarian utolsó kenet
- utolsó kenetsacrament
Italian estrema unzione
- estrema unzionesacrament
Polish namaszczenie chorych, ostatnie namaszczenie
- namaszczenie chorychsacrament
- ostatnie namaszczeniesacrament
Portuguese extrema-unção
- extrema-unçãosacrament
Spanish extremaunción
- extremaunciónsacrament
Swedish sista smörjelsen
- sista smörjelsensacrament
Tagalog ekstrema unsiyon
- ekstrema unsiyonsacrament
Tamil நோயில்பூசுதல்
- நோயில்பூசுதல் (nōyilpūcutal)sacrament
Cite this entry
APA
extreme unction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extreme%20unction
MLA
“extreme unction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extreme%20unction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extreme unction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extreme%20unction.
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