inunction

Meaning

The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/
Etymology

From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).

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