'Inunction' definitions:
Definition of 'inunction'
From: WordNet
noun
Anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction, inunction]
Definition of 'Inunction'
From: GCIDE
- Inunction \In*unc"tion\, n. [L. inunctio, fr. inungere, inunctum, to anoint. See 1st In-, and Unction.] The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed. [1913 Webster]