unction – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
unction
n.
act of anointing, pouring of oil; soothing or ingratiating words; fervor, excitement
Anointing
Anointing is the
ritual act of pouring
aromatic oil over a person's head or entire body. By extension, the term is also applied to related acts of sprinkling, dousing, or smearing a person or object with any
perfumed oil, milk, butter, or other fat. Scented oils are used as perfumes and sharing them is an act of hospitality. Their use to introduce a divine influence or presence is recorded from the earliest times; anointing was thus used as a form of medicine, thought to rid persons and things of dangerous spirits and demons which were believed to cause disease.
unction
Noun
1. excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
(synonym) smarm, fulsomeness
(hypernym) compliment
2. smug self-serving earnestness
(synonym) fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness
(hypernym) hypocrisy
3. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
(synonym) ointment, unguent, balm, salve
(hypernym) remedy, curative, cure
(hyponym) arnica
(substance-meronym) lanolin, wool fat, wool grease
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
4. anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
(synonym) inunction
(hypernym) anointing, anointment
Unction
(n.)
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.
(n.)
That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Divine or sanctifying grace.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Unction
(1 John 2:20,27; R.V., "anointing"). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ was in a primary sense, "the Lord's anointed."
