an act of anointing, esp. as a medical treatment or religious rite.

an unguent or ointment; salve.

something soothing or comforting.

an excessive, affected, sometimes cloying earnestness or fervor in manner, esp. in speaking.

Religion .

the oil used in religious rites, as in anointing the sick or dying.

the shedding of a divine or spiritual influence upon a person.

the influence shed.

extreme unction.

the manifestation of spiritual or religious inspiration.