Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inunction"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inunction
n : anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
[syn: {unction}]
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