last rites

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noun Roman Catholic Church.

anointing of the sick.

Origin of last rites

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby last rites

last of the mohicans, the, last out, last post, last quarter, last resort, last rites, last straw, last straw, the, last supper, last thing, last things

Words related to last rites

obsequies, exequies, viaticum

British Dictionary definitions for last rites

last rites

pl n

Christianity religious rites prescribed for those close to death