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Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: doyu
"환자를 위한 도유 예식이 거행되었습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of anointing someone with oil as a religious rite or sacrament.
"The priest administered the extreme unction to the ailing parishioner." - 2
Exaggerated, unctuous, or hypocritical earnestness in language or manner.
"He spoke about his humble beginnings with a false unction that alienated the audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the late Middle English (denoting the action of anointing as part of a religious ceremony): from Old French unction, or directly from Latin unctio(n-), from ungere 'to anoint'. Over time, the term evolved metaphorically to describe both literal religious anointing oils and a figurative, often exaggeratedly smooth or soapy manner of speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unction" is said worldwide
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onction
Transliteration: /ɔ̃k.sjɔ̃/
"Il parla de sa mission avec une grande onction."
Salbung
Transliteration: /ˈzalbʊŋ/
"Die Salbung der Kranken ist ein Sakrament in der Kirche."
unzione
Transliteration: /unˈtsjo.ne/
"Il sacerdote diede l'estrema unzione al malato."
unción
Transliteration: /unˈsjon/
"El sacerdote administró la unción de los enfermos."
unção
Transliteration: /ũˈsãw̃/
"A unção sagrada é uma prática antiga."
अभिषेक
Transliteration: abhishek
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"धार्मिक अनुष्ठान में तेल का अभिषेक किया गया।"
涂油礼
Transliteration: tú yóu lǐ
Script: 中文汉字
"牧师为病人进行了涂油礼。"
도유
Transliteration: doyu
Script: 한국어 한글
"환자를 위한 도유 예식이 거행되었습니다."
塗油
Transliteration: toyu
Script: 日本語
"司祭は病人に塗油の秘跡を授けた。"
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