1. the act of anointing with oil or ointment, especially as a religious ceremony
Usage: religious
2. exaggerated or insincere earnestness, especially in speech or manner
3. a soothing or healing quality
Usage: literary

Examples

• The priest performed the unction during the baptism ceremony.
• The bishop received extreme unction before his death.
• His speech was full of unction but lacked genuine feeling.
• She spoke with such unction that no one believed her apology.
• The politician’s words had an oily unction that made voters suspicious.
• The medicine provided unction to her troubled mind.
• His voice carried the unction of someone trying too hard to convince.