Anointing
11Anointing the Sick — The anointing of the sick with oil as recommended in St. James 5:14 and 15, has generally prevailed in the Universal Church and came to be called Extreme Unction. There was an office for its use in the Prayer Book of 1549, but it was omitted… …
12Anointing of the Sick — One of the seven sacraments, this anointing with oil blessed by a bishop is administered to a personduring a time of serious illness, prior to a serious medical procedure, or in danger of death. The Anointing of the Sick, which is administered …
13Anointing of the Sick — (in the Roman Catholic Church) the sacramental anointing of the ill or infirm with blessed oil; unction. → anoint …
14anointing 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… …
15anointing — n. application of oil (often as part of rite or ritual) a·noint || É™ nɔɪnt v. apply or rub oil or ointment; rub oil on a person s head or feet as part of a religious ceremony (such as in a Christian baptism); smear with a liquid; ordain a… …
16anointing — Помазание …
17anointing — noun the act of applying oil or an oily liquid • Syn: ↑anointment • Derivationally related forms: ↑anoint (for: ↑anointment) • Hypernyms: ↑application, ↑coating, ↑ …
18anointing of the sick — Date: circa 1884 extreme unction …
19anointing 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] * * * …
20Anointing of the Sick — noun A Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a sick or dying person with oil and prays for his salvation …