unction
(noun)
noun
1. excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
Similar word(s): fulsomeness, smarm
Definition categories: communication, compliment
2. smug self-serving earnestness
Similar word(s): fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness
Definition categories: attribute, hypocrisy
3. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Similar word(s): balm, ointment, salve, unguent
Definition categories: man–made, curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic
4. anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
Similar word(s): inunction
Definition categories: act, anointing, anointment