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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sacrament of anointing a critically ill or weak person, with prayers for recovery and an act of penance or confession.
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- proper noun A
Catholic sacrament in which apriest anoints asick ordying person withoil andprays for hissalvation
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- noun a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
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