extreme unction; anointing of the sick
Obsolete Catholic term for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, now called 病者の塗油 (びょうしゃのとゆ) in modern Japanese. Used historically in pre-Vatican II contexts.
See also: 病者の塗油
In the past, in the Catholic Church, extreme unction was administered to the dying.
Modern Japanese term for the same sacrament, used in contemporary Catholic contexts. 終油の秘蹟 is obsolete.
Obsolete Catholic term for the sacrament of anointing of the sick. The kanji 蹟 is a variant of 跡, meaning 'trace' or 'mark', used here in the sense of 'sacrament'.
Alternate spelling using 跡 instead of 蹟. Both are obsolete; the modern term is 病者の塗油 (びょうしゃのとゆ).
From 終油 (しゅうゆ, 'final oil') + の + 秘蹟 (ひせき, 'sacrament'). The term reflects the pre-Vatican II understanding of the sacrament as administered to those near death.