inunction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/
Etymology
From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.
Besides these fomentations, irrigations, inunctions, odoraments, prescribed for the head, there must be the like used for the liver, spleen, stomach, hyperchondries, etc.
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 5, member 3, subsection i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inunctions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ml ലേപനം (anointing) · fi voitelu (anointing) · ml പുരട്ടൽ (anointing) · bg втриване (anointing)