In dictionaries:
Anointing of the Sick
Sacramental healing for the ill.
Washing and anointing
a Latter-day Saint practice of ritual purification.
Holy anointing oil
The holy anointing oil formed an integral part of the ordination of the priesthood and the High Priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the Tabernacle (Exodus 30:26) and subsequent temples in Jerusalem.
Anointing of Jesus
The anointings of Jesus’s head or feet are events recorded in the four gospels.
Anointing of the Sick in the Catholic Church
In the Catholic Church, the anointing of the sick, also known as Extreme Unction, is a Catholic sacrament that is administered to a Catholic "who, having reached the age of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age", except in the case of those who "persevere obstinately in manifest grave sin".
Second anointing
In the Latter Day Saint movement, the second anointing is the pinnacle ordinance of the temple and an extension of the endowment ceremony.
one of the ancient anointing oils
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