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Last rites   /læst raɪts/   Listen
Last rites

noun
1.
A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation.  Synonyms: anointing of the sick, extreme unction.
2.
Rites performed in connection with a death or burial.





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... in c. 101 shows that Catullus, on his way to Italy, visited his brother's tomb in the Troad, and paid the last rites to it. C. 4, written soon after his return to Sirmio, tells us how he made his way home again. About the same time was composed the address to Sirmio in c. 31; c. 10 proves that he soon went ...
— The Student's Companion to Latin Authors • George Middleton


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