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unction, inunction | anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual | |
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unction, fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness | smug self-serving earnestness | |
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salve, unction, ointment, unguent, balm | [in medicine] semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | |
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unction, fulsomeness, smarm | excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm |