Dictionary![]() ![]() anoint'ing of the sick'Rom. Cath. Ch. a sacrament consisting of anointment with oil and the recitation of prayer, administered by a priest to a person who is very ill or dying. Formerly, extreme unction. Also called last rites. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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