extreme unction; anointing of the sick
Obsolete Catholic term for the sacrament now commonly called 病者の塗油 (byōsha no toyu) in modern Japanese. Cross-referenced with that modern term.
See also: 病者の塗油
In old Catholic documents, the term 終油礼 can be found.
The term is composed of 終 (end), 油 (oil), and 礼 (rite), literally 'rite of the final oil', referring to the anointing given near death. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears to be a direct translation of the Latin 'extrema unctio'.