extreme unction
Example Sentences
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Accepting it, he joked: "I knew that being made a Saoi... is extreme unction; it is a final anointment - Aosdana's last rites."
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2015
The movie is a dewy valentine in funeral time, a last rite administered with extreme unction.
From Time • May 24, 2013
Monsignor Peter van Lierde, Sacristan of the Holy Palaces, performed the rite of extreme unction, anointing John's body with holy oil.
From Time Magazine Archive
The novel has been receiving extreme unction for 20 years, the short story is the waif of literature, perennially searching for a home.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It does not mean anything. They give extreme unction to anyone who is seriously ill,” Mama whispered, when Papa and Father Benedict left.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
