Extreme unction(R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of death from illness, — done for remission of sins. [James v. 14, 15.]

Unctious
(Unc"tious) a. Unctuous. [Obs.]

Unctuosity
(Unc`tu*os"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. onctuosité.] Quality or state of being unctuous. Sir T. Browne.

Uncreated to Underaction

Uncreated
(Un`cre*at"ed), a. [In sense 1, properly p. p. of uncreate; in senses 2 and 3, pref. un- + created.]

1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl.

2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. Milton.

3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke.

Uncreatedness
(Un`cre*at"ed*ness), n. The quality or state of being uncreated.

Uncredible
(Un*cred"i*ble) a. Incredible. Bacon.

Uncredit
(Un*cred"it) v. t. [1st pref. un- + credit.] To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [Obs.] Fuller.

Uncreditable
(Un*cred"it*a*ble) a. Discreditable. [Obs.]

Uncrown
(Un*crown") v. t. [1st pref. un- + crown.] To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone.

He hath done me wrong,
And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long.
Shak.

Uncrudded
(Un*crud"ded) a. [See Un- not, and Curd.] Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.]

Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded.
Spenser.

Unction
(Unc"tion) n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.]

1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.

To be heir, and to be king
By sacred unction, thy deserved right.
Milton.

2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.

The king himself the sacred unction made.
Dryden.

Lay not that flattering unction to your soul.
Shak.

3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]

4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor.

The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar.
Hazlitt.

The mention of thy glory
Is unction to the breast.
Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).


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