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verb

• choose by or as if by divine intervention

• administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

29%8 Where one receives the last rites
noun

• the last few hours before death

• the bed on which a person dies

29%6 Term for an ordained minister who traditionally performs last rites, thus a mallet or club for a trout’s final act
noun

• a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

• a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

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