in·unc·tion 
(ĭn-ŭngkshən)
(ĭn-ŭngkshən)n.
1. The process of applying and rubbing in an ointment.
2. The act of anointing, as in a religious ceremony.
[Middle English, anointing, from Latin inūnctiō, inūnctiōn-, from inūnctus, past participle of inunguere, to anoint : in-, on; see IN-2 + unguere, to smear.]