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Unction

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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This term occurs only in 1 John 2:20 , though the same word, χρίσμα, is twice translated 'anointing' in 1 John 2:27 . The Holy Spirit is an unction that permeates, as it were, the whole being of the Christian to give him Christ's character.

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Unction'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​u/unction.html. 1897.
 
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