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Definition of
extreme unction noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
extreme unction
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
(
religion
)
(
old use
)
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in the Catholic Church, the ceremony of
blessing
sick or dying people
He was given extreme unction.
See
extreme unction
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