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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inunction \In*unc"tion\, n. [L. inunctio, fr inungere inunctum to anoint. See 1st {In-}, and {Unction}.] The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inunction n : anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: {unction}]
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