Usually means: Final religious rituals before death.
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  1. last rites: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Definitions from Wiktionary (last rites)

▸ noun:  (religion) Final treatment of a dead man.
▸ noun:  The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

Similar:
extreme unction, Anointing of the Sick, last respects, office, funeral rite, respects, mass funeral, obit, end of the road, final act, more...

Opposite:
first aid, initial treatment, emergency care

Types:
anointing of sick, funeral rites, burial rites, more...

Phrases:
the last rites, First Love, Last Rites, The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank, last rites ceremony, more...

Adjectives:
forward, upfront, last-ditch, advance, last ditch, omega, tag, endly, fwd, forth, abend

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Similar:
extreme unction, Anointing of the Sick, last respects, office, funeral rite, respects, mass funeral, obit, end of the road, final act, more...

Opposite:
first aid, initial treatment, emergency care

Types:
anointing of sick, funeral rites, burial rites, more...

Phrases:
the last rites, First Love, Last Rites, The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank, last rites ceremony, more...

Adjectives:
forward, upfront, last-ditch, advance, last ditch, omega, tag, endly, fwd, forth, abend



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