The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
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The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.
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An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting;…
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Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.
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Care, heed, or attention.
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The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's r…
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That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for t…
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Alt. of Therapeutical
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A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
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A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.
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A lotion of linseed oil and lime water, used as an application to burns and scalds; -- first used at the Carron iron works in Scotland.
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An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread u…
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Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordinati…
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A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
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To anoint.
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To anoint.
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Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
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Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
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Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.
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Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.
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A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally.
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An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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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 med…
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The quality of being oily.
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That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
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Oiliness.
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A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment.
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