Found 2 items, similar to Inunction.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: inunction
inunction
n : anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
[syn:
unction]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Inunction
Inunction
\In*unc"tion\, n. [L. inunctio, fr. inungere,
inunctum, to anoint. See 1st
In-, and
Unction.]
The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed;
unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into
the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in
them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.
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