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Meanings of extreme unction in English

Catalan
extremunció

A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation.

        extremunció
        Usage of extreme unction in English
        1
        In that time I must receive the extreme unction of the Church.
        Legends and Tales
        2
        And I was certainly not the last to begin-especially at extreme unction.
        The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as...
        3
        She confessed three days before, took the sacrament, and received extreme unction.
        The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01
        4
        Stay here, and I'll be back at once with the extreme unction.
        The Quest
        5
        But I discovered that I was being summoned to perform extreme unction.
        And the rat laughed
        6
        The rites of baptism and extreme unction alone could be administered.
        General History for Colleges and High Schools
        7
        Other reforms included the abolition of processions, of confirmation and of extreme unction.
        The Age of the Reformation
        8
        Derues fell on his knees, and the priest administered extreme unction.
        Derues / Celebrated Crimes
        9
        At night he grew so ill that extreme unction was administered to him.
        France in the Nineteenth Century
        10
        If a patient seemed likely to die, extreme unction was administered.
        The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 2
        11
        Lady St. Jerome received Lothair, as Pinto said, with extreme unction.
        Lothair
        12
        Administered extreme unction to A-- ,shotby Croppo's order; my share ten scudi.
        Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners)
        13
        The priest arrived; he administered the sacrament and extreme unction.
        The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
        14
        Please lose no time in giving her the holy viaticum and the extreme unction.
        The Priest, the Woman and the Confessional
        15
        The extreme unction has not yet begun; but we are reproached for this kiss.
        The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert
        16
        Then he received the viaticum and the extreme unction which he asked for himself.
        Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
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