different between unction vs unition
unction
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin uncti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k??n/
- Rhymes: -??k??n
Noun
unction (countable and uncountable, plural unctions)
- A salve or ointment.
- 1682, John Dryden, "Mac Flecknoe":
- The king himself the sacred unction made, / As king by office, and as priest by trade.
- 1682, John Dryden, "Mac Flecknoe":
- A religious or ceremonial anointing.
- A balm or something that soothes.
- A quality in language, address or delivery which expresses sober and fervent emotion.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 11:
- Krook almost smacks his lips with the unction of a horrible interest.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 11:
- A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess.
- Divine or sanctifying grace.
Derived terms
- extreme unction
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- count in, countin'
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unition
English
Etymology
From Late Latin unitio, from Latin unire
Noun
unition (countable and uncountable, plural unitions)
- (obsolete) Union; the act of uniting, or the state of being united.
Related terms
- unit
- unitary
- unite
- union
Further reading
- unition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- unition at OneLook Dictionary Search
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