Unction
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
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Senses
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anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
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smug self-serving earnestness
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excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- fulsomenessinunctionoilinessoleaginousnesssalvesmarmsmarminessunctuousness
- plural
- Unctions
- possessive
- Unction's
- pluralpossessive
- Unctions'