English
Detailed Synonyms for last rites in English
last rites:
last rites [the ~] noun
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the last rites
– rites performed in connection with a death or burial 1 -
the last rites
– a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation 1the extreme unction; the last rites; the anointing of the sick– a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation 1