unaneled
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9.9
A person who dies without the final religious blessing
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈniːld/
- Archaic
:
sin unción
- As the family gathered around him, they realized he had passed unaneled, without the comfort of last rites.
Examples
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Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.
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The old man lay in the hospital, unaneled and awaiting his final moments.
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In many cultures, dying unaneled is seen as a significant spiritual concern.
Synonyms
unconsecrated
vsunaneled
1
9.0
Not made holy or set aside for religious use
refers specifically to not receiving the last religious rites before death
unsanctified
vsunaneled
1
8.9
Not made holy in a religious ceremony
refers specifically to not receiving final religious rites before death
Surface Forms
unaneled positive
Morphology
unaneled = aneled (transparent) = un + aneled
Formed by the productive negating prefix 'un-' added to the adjective 'aneled' meaning 'anointed', so the meaning is a straightforward negation.
Etymology
Unaneled is made from un- (meaning 'not') and aneled, which is related to the word anoint and comes from a verb meaning 'to put oil on' as a religious blessing. So unaneled means 'not anointed', someone who did not receive the final oil blessing before death.