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Unction

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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(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."

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Unction'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​u/unction.html. 1897.
 
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