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Anointing of the Sick — is distinguished from other forms of religious anointing or unction (an older term with the same meaning) in that it is intended, as its name indicates, for the benefit of a sick person. Other religious anointings occur in relation to other… … Wikipedia
Anointing of the Sick (Catholic Church) — Anointing of the Sick is the ritual anointing of a sick person and is a Sacrament of the Catholic Church. It is also described, using the more archaic synonym unction in place of anointing , as Unction of the Sick or Extreme Unction. [The Council … Wikipedia
Last Rites — This article is about Christian ministrations to the dying. For other uses, see Last Rites (disambiguation). Administering the Last Rites (Dutch School, c. 1600). The Last Rites are the very last prayers and ministrations given to many Christians … Wikipedia
Anointing — The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter, 10th century (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People… … Wikipedia
last rites — noun 1. a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑anointing of the sick, ↑extreme unction • Hypernyms: ↑sacrament 2. rites performed in connection with a death or burial … Useful english dictionary
anointing of the sick — noun a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation • Syn: ↑extreme unction, ↑last rites • Hypernyms: ↑sacrament * * * : extreme unction * * * Rom. Cath. Ch. a sacrament consisting of anointment with oil… … Useful english dictionary
Last Supper — For other uses, see The Last Supper (disambiguation). Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries, Leonardo da Vinci s late 1490s mural painting in Milan, Italy, being perhaps the best… … Wikipedia
anointing of the sick — Rom. Cath. Ch. a sacrament consisting of anointment with oil and the recitation of prayer, administered by a priest to a person who is very ill or dying. Formerly, extreme unction. Also called last rites. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
last rites — Rom. Cath. Ch. See anointing of the sick. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
last rites — noun The catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick … Wiktionary
