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NOUN:
  1. The act of anointing as part of a religious, ceremonial, or healing ritual.
  2. An ointment or oil; a salve.
  3. Something that serves to soothe; a balm.
  4. Affected or exaggerated earnestness, especially in choice and use of language.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin ncti, nctin-, from nctus, past participle of unguere, to anoint


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