UNCTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
   Synonym(s)
   • inunction (what does inunction mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) unction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • anointing (what does anointing mean?)
   • anointment (what does anointment mean?)
   • religious ceremony (what does religious ceremony mean?)
   • religious ritual (what does religious ritual mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • anoint (what does anoint mean?)
   • inunct (what does inunct mean?)
   • oil (what does oil mean?)
   • anele (what does anele mean?)
   • embrocate (what does embrocate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
   Synonym(s)
   • balm (what does balm mean?)
   • ointment (what does ointment mean?)
   • salve (what does salve mean?)
   • unguent (what does unguent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) unction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remedy (what does remedy mean?)
   • curative (what does curative mean?)
   • cure (what does cure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • arnica (what does arnica mean?)
   • baby oil (what does baby oil mean?)
   • balsam (what does balsam mean?)
   • carron oil (what does carron oil mean?)
   • cerate (what does cerate mean?)
   • chrism (what does chrism mean?)
   • chrisom (what does chrisom mean?)
   • sacramental oil (what does sacramental oil mean?)
   • holy oil (what does holy oil mean?)
   • lip balm (what does lip balm mean?)
   • mentholated salve (what does mentholated salve mean?)
   • mercurial ointment (what does mercurial ointment mean?)
   • zinc ointment (what does zinc ointment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • salve (what does salve mean?)
3. Meaning
   • smug self-serving earnestness
   Synonym(s)
   • fulsomeness (what does fulsomeness mean?)
   • oiliness (what does oiliness mean?)
   • oleaginousness (what does oleaginousness mean?)
   • smarminess (what does smarminess mean?)
   • unctuousness (what does unctuousness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) unction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hypocrisy (what does hypocrisy mean?)
4. Meaning
   • excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
   Synonym(s)
   • fulsomeness (what does fulsomeness mean?)
   • smarm (what does smarm mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) unction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • compliment (what does compliment mean?)