inunction
/ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/
inunction noun: the anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.
Noun
inunction (countable and uncountable, plural inunctions)
- 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...
inunction meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
inunction in Tamil
- எண்ணெய் தேய்த்தல், தோலில் தடவல், தைலம் தேய்த்தல், நீவல்
inunction in Urdu
- مرہم لگائی
inunction in Malayalam
- anointing
- പുരട്ടൽ puraṭṭal, ലേപനം lēpanaṁ
Forms of inunction
| plural | inunctions |
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Origin of inunction
From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).
Questions about inunction
- What does inunction mean?
- Inunction means the anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.
- What is inunction in Tamil?
- Inunction in Tamil is எண்ணெய் தேய்த்தல், தோலில் தடவல், தைலம் தேய்த்தல். See Inunction meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inunction?
- Inunction is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inunction?
- Inunction is pronounced /ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/.
- What is the plural of inunction?
- The plural of inunction is inunctions.
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