Bible Dictionaries
Unction
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1 John 2:20,27; RSV, "anointing"). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ was in a primary sense, "the Lord's anointed." Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Unction'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​u/unction.html. 1897.