anointing of sick
1Anointing the Sick — The anointing of the sick with oil as recommended in St. James 5:14 and 15, has generally prevailed in the Universal Church and came to be called Extreme Unction. There was an office for its use in the Prayer Book of 1549, but it was omitted… …
2Anointing of the Sick — is distinguished from other forms of religious anointing or unction (an older term with the same meaning) in that it is intended, as its name indicates, for the benefit of a sick person. Other religious anointings occur in relation to other… …
3Anointing of the Sick (Catholic Church) — Anointing of the Sick is the ritual anointing of a sick person and is a Sacrament of the Catholic Church. It is also described, using the more archaic synonym unction in place of anointing , as Unction of the Sick or Extreme Unction. [The Council …
4Anointing with oil — is a practice of some Protestant bodies for members who are ill. It is usually done at the member s request or that of a close family member, and is based on a passage found in the Epistle of James in the New Testament (James 5:14 15). The… …
5Anointing of the Sick — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
6Sick, Anointing of the — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
7Anointing of the Sick — n. R.C.Ch. a sacrament in which a priest anoints with oil and prays for a person dying, in danger of death, or otherwise critically ill, infirm, or disturbed …
8Anointing — The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter, 10th century (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People… …
9Anointing of the Sick — One of the seven sacraments, this anointing with oil blessed by a bishop is administered to a personduring a time of serious illness, prior to a serious medical procedure, or in danger of death. The Anointing of the Sick, which is administered …
10Anointing of the Sick — (in the Roman Catholic Church) the sacramental anointing of the ill or infirm with blessed oil; unction. → anoint …
