unction
Meaning of unction
- A salve or ointment.
- A religious or ceremonial anointing.
- A balm or something that soothes.
- A quality in language, address or delivery which expresses sober and fervent emotion.
- A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess.
- Divine or sanctifying grace.
Information about unction
- It is a name.
- The plural form of unction is: unctions.
- Languages in which unction is used:
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Hyphenation of unction
unc-tion
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- unction is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
unction synonyms
Meaning smarm:
Meaning fulsomeness:
fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness
Meaning ointment:
ointment, unguent, balm, salve
Meaning inunction:
Translation of unction
- French: crème, pommade, baume
- Spanish: ungüento, pomada, bálsamo, crema
- Italian: unguento, balsamo
- Portuguese: ungüento
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