Noun
unction -
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
inunction
anointing ,
anointment the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
religious ceremony ,
religious ritual a ceremony having religious meaning
unction -
excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
smarm ,
fulsomeness
compliment a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
unction -
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
ointment ,
unguent ,
balm ,
salve
curative ,
cure ,
therapeutic ,
remedy a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
medical specialty ,
medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
arnica an ointment used in treating bruises
baby oil an ointment for babies
balsam an ointment containing a fragrant resin
carron oil an ointment formerly used to treat burns
cerate a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
chrism ,
chrisom ,
holy oil ,
sacramental oil a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
lip balm a balm applied to the lips
mentholated salve a salve containing menthol
mercurial ointment an ointment containing mercury
zinc ointment an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
unction -
smug self-serving earnestness
fulsomeness ,
oiliness ,
oleaginousness ,
smarminess ,
unctuousness
hypocrisy insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
