extreme unction
noun/ɪkˌstriːm ˈʌŋkʃn/
/ɪkˌstriːm ˈʌŋkʃn/
[uncountable] (religion, old use)- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the ceremony of pouring oil on and blessing sick people, especially when they are dying
- He was given extreme unction.
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