unction

• It had all that religious unction which is so necessary for Christian Examiners_, and with it that spice of devilry, so delicious to humanity that without it even Christian Examiners cannot be made to sell themselves. —  Miss Mackenzie
• The word unction was a term of reproach, and the rich, invaluable treasure for which it stood was an offence. —  Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story
• "I trust we are spared for another day of usefulness," says the night editor, with an unction which is famous in the office How is the ooze of the salt deep, commodore?" —  David Lockwin—The People's Idol
• But he spoke with that kind of unction which is nearly [allied] to cajolerie. —  The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford
• "Thirty-two sovereigns of the third race have received the royal unction, that is to say, all the sovereigns of that race except Jean 1er, who died four days after his birth, Louis XVII., and Louis XVIII., on whom royalty fell, on one in the Tower of the Temple, on the other in a foreign land. —  The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X

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