E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Extreme Unction.
One of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, founded on St. James v. 14, “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the Church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”
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