| a sacrament consisting of anointment with oil and the recitation of prayer, administered by a priest to a person who is very ill or dying. |
| A·noint·ing of the Sick (ə-noin'tĭng) n. Roman Catholic Church The sacrament of anointing a critically ill or weak person, with prayers for recovery and an act of penance or confession. It replaced the sacramental rite of extreme unction in 1972. |
