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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INUNC'TION, n. [L. inunctus, inungo; in and ungo, to anoint.]
The action of anointing; unction.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction, inunction]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inunction-, inunctio, from inunguere to anoint — more at anoint Date: 15th century an act of applying oil or ointment ; anointing

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.