Definition: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
Similar words: anointing, anointment
Definition: the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
Similar words: religious ceremony, religious ritual
Definition: a ceremony having religious meaning
Synonyms: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
Definition: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Similar words: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
Definition: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Synonyms: smarminess, fulsomeness, unction, unctuousness, oiliness, oleaginousness
Definition: smug self-serving earnestness
Similar words: hypocrisy
Definition: insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
Synonyms: smarm, unction, fulsomeness
Definition: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
Similar words: compliment
Definition: a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration