Pronunciations (2)
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/ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/
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ɪnˈʌŋkʃən
Noun
The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.
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More examples (1)
Besides these fomentations, irrigations, inunctions, odoraments, prescribed for the head, there must be the like used for the liver, spleen, stomach, hyperchondries, etc.
Noun
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
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