unction
unc-tion
noun
Excessive, often insincere, earnestness or spiritual fervour in speech or manner.
"His speech was delivered with an air of unction."
noun
The ritual act of anointing someone with oil, especially for religious purposes.
"The priest performed the unction for the sick."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: ointment, unguent, balm, salve, unctuousness, oiliness, smarminess, fulsomeness, oleaginousness, smarm, inunction