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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 578 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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UNCTION (See also:Lat. unctio, See also:anointing, ungere, unguere, to smear with ointment, to anoint; cf. " ointment," O.Fr. oignement, from oigner, mod. oindre, to anoint) , the See also:act of pouring, or rubbing oil, ointment or salve over or on to a See also:person or See also:object. The See also:term is particularly used of the ceremonial practice of anointing with oil or unguents (see ANOINTING). The See also:sacrament of the anointing of the sick in the See also:Roman See also:church is treated under EXTREME UNCTION. The use of the term for religious fervour in speech has degenerated into its See also:common meaning of exaggerated sentiment. UNDER-See also:CROFT, in See also:architecture, a synonym for See also:crypt (q.v.), a vaulted chamber under ground.

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