← Back to search

Meaning of last rites | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Final treatment of a dead man.
plural, plural-only
The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Español extremaunción

Polski namaszczenie chorych ostatnie namaszczenie

Svenska sista smörjelsen

Examples

“[...] withdrawal of the Neath-Brecon passenger service [...] was carried out as scheduled on October 15, when 14 intermediate stations and halts were closed to passengers. [...] Our South Wales correspondent writes that the last rites attracted so many people that a relief had to be run to the 4.10 p.m. from Neath.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

last roundup last scattering surface Last Sermon last sixteen last stand last straw