Synonyms of the word

unction

• n. A salve or ointment.
• n. A religious or ceremonial anointing.
• n. A balm or something that soothes.
• n. A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess.
• n. Divine or sanctifying grace.

anointing

• v. present participle of anoint.
• n. anointment.

anointment

• n. The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.

balm

• n. Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of…
• n. A plant or tree yielding such substance.
• n. Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
• n. (figuratively) Something soothing.
• n. Any of various aromatic plants of the genus Melissa, such as lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) or bee balm.
• v. (archaic) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.
• v. (figuratively) To soothe; to mitigate.

compliment

• n. An expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.
• n. (uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
• n. Misspelling of complement.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
• v. Misspelling of complement.

curative

• adj. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
• n. A substance that acts as a cure.

cure

• n. A method, device or medication that restores good health.
• n. Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.
• n. A solution to a problem.
• n. A process of preservation, as by smoking.
• n. A process of solidification or gelling.
• n. (engineering) A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure…
• n. (obsolete) Care, heed, or attention.
• n. Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.
• n. That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy.
• v. (transitive) To restore to health.
• v. (transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
• v. (transitive) To cause to be rid of (a defect).
• v. (transitive) To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
• v. (intransitive) To bring about a cure of any kind.
• v. (intransitive) To be undergoing a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.
• v. (intransitive) To solidify or gel.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To become healed.
• v. (obsolete) To pay heed; to care; to give attention.

fulsomeness

• n. The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.

hypocrisy

• n. The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations,…
• n. The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc.…
• n. The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction…
• n. An instance of any or all of the above.

inunction

• n. The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.

oiliness

• n. The quality of being oily.

ointment

• n. (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment…

oleaginousness

• n. The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.

remedy

• n. Something that corrects or counteracts.
• n. (law) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
• n. A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
• v. (transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for.

salve

• n. An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
• n. Any thing or action that soothes or heals.
• v. (transitive) To calm or assuage.
• v. To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.
• v. To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good.
• v. To salvage.
• v. (obsolete, astronomy) To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon);…
• v. (obsolete) to resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).
• v. (obsolete) To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse.
• interj. hail; a greeting.
• v. (transitive) To say "salve" to; to greet; to salute.

smarm

• n. Smarmy language or behavior.
• v. (intransitive) To fawn, to be unctuous.
• v. (transitive) To address in a fawning and unctuous manner.

smarminess

• n. The property of being smarmy.

therapeutic

• adj. Of, or relating to therapy.
• adj. Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
• n. (medicine) A therapeutic agent.

unctuousness

• n. The state or characteristic of being unctuous.

unguent

• n. Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.