Inunction

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/

Origin

From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo ("anoint"), from in- + ungo ("anoint")

Full definition of inunction

Noun

1. The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.
• 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.3.i:Besides these fomentations, irrigations, inunctions, odoraments, prescribed for the head, there must be the like used for the liver, spleen, stomach, hyperchondries, etc.

Related terms

• anoint
• ointment
• unguent