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Summary

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unction:
- Wiktionary:
  unction → unción
- Synonyms for "unction":
  smarm; fulsomeness; compliment
  oiliness; oleaginousness; smarminess; unctuousness; hypocrisy
  ointment; unguent; balm; salve; remedy; curative; cure; therapeutic
  inunction; anointing; anointment; religious ceremony; religious ritual

English

Detailed Translations for unction from English to Spanish

unction:

Translation Matrix for unction:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	balm; fulsomeness; inunction; oiliness; ointment; oleaginousness; salve; smarm; smarminess; unctuousness; unguent
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	pathos

Synonyms for "unction":

smarm; fulsomeness; compliment
oiliness; oleaginousness; smarminess; unctuousness; hypocrisy
ointment; unguent; balm; salve; remedy; curative; cure; therapeutic
inunction; anointing; anointment; religious ceremony; religious ritual

Related Definitions for "unction":

anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual¹
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation¹
smug self-serving earnestness¹
excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm¹

Wiktionary Translations for unction:

unction

noun

religious or ceremonial anointing
- unction → unción

Related Translations for unction

extreme unction

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