extreme unction

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extreme unction

/ɪkˈstɹiːm ˌʌŋk.ʃən/
/ɛkˈstɹiːm ˌʌŋk.ʃən/

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

noun

uncountable The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

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noun sacrament

Español	extremaunción
Português	extrema-unção
Français	extrême-onction
Deutsch	Letzte Ölung
Italiano	estrema unzione

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@misc{extreme_unction_2026,
  title = {extreme unction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extreme%20unction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}