Meanings
- pluralplural onlylifestyleFinal treatment of a dead man.
1 more example
[...] withdrawal of the Neath-Brecon passenger service [...] was carried out as scheduled on October 15, when 14 intermediate stations and halts were closed to passengers. [...] Our South Wales correspondent writes that the last rites attracted so many people that a relief had to be run to the 4.10 p.m. from Neath.
1962 December, “Talking of Trains: Brecon cuts begin”, in Modern Railways, page 372- pluralplural onlylifestyleThe Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Hungarian utolsó kenet
- utolsó kenetCatholic sacrament
Polish namaszczenie chorych, ostatnie namaszczenie
- namaszczenie chorychCatholic sacrament
- ostatnie namaszczenieCatholic sacrament
Spanish extremaunción
- extremaunciónCatholic sacrament
Swedish sista smörjelsen
- sista smörjelsenCatholic sacrament
Cite this entry
last rites. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20rites
“last rites.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20rites. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last rites,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20rites.
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