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Definition of Inunct
1. Verb. Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
Generic synonyms: Bless
Derivative terms: Anointer, Anointment, Embrocation, Inunction, Oil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inunct
Literary usage of Inunct
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1891)
"... bv inunct., iii. F-31. ... inunct. by pat. himself. Ij .«/i/ir«- tinn, stop
treat, for 5 or (J d., ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"anoint, vt anele (archaic), oint (archaic), inunct (chiefly spec.; rare), smear (now
only contemptuous); spec, oil, grease, chrism, balsam, salve. anonymous ..."
3. Massage and the Original Swedish Movements: Their Application to Various by Kurre Wilhelm Ostrom (1918)
"As trained nurses are often requested by the attending physician to inunct a
patient with blue ointment in this affection, and as the author has seen ..."
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