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Word: Unction
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin unctio(n-), from unguere ‘anoint’. unction (sense 3) arises from the link between religious fervour and ‘anointing’ with the Holy Spirit
ˈʌŋ(k)ʃn
the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch.
Short Definition:action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as religious rite or as symbol of investiture as monarch
treatment with a medicinal oil or ointment.
Short Definition:treatment with medicinal oil or ointment
a fervent manner of expression apparently arising from deep emotion, especially when assumed
Short Definition:fervent manner of expression apparently arising from deep emotion
Examples:- the headlines gloated with the kind of effusive unction only the English press can muster
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