Dictionary Entry
unction
unction is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
- 2noun
That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
- 3noun
Divine or sanctifying grace.
- 4noun
That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor.
- 5noun
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
Synonyms
- 6noun
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
- 7noun
smug self-serving earnestness
- 8noun
excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
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