English
Detailed Synonyms for unction in English
unction:
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the unction
– anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual 1 -
the unction
– semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation 1 -
the unction
– smug self-serving earnestness 1the unction; the oiliness; the unctuousness; the oleaginousness; the fulsomeness; the smarminess– smug self-serving earnestness 1 -
the unction
– excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm 1the unction; the fulsomeness; the smarm– excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm 1