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Extreme Extreme Ex*treme", n.
1. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a
body; extremity.
2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable;
hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean;
-- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from
each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as,
extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes
meet.
His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness.
--Bancroft.
3. An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger,
distress, etc. ``Resolute in most extremes.' --Shak.
4. (Logic) Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the
middle term being interposed between them.
5. (Math.) The first or the last term of a proportion or
series.
In the extreme as much as possible. ``The position of the
Port was difficult in the extreme.' --J. P. Peters.
Extreme unction Unction Unc"tion, n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion,
onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to
anoint. See Unguent.]
1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an
unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical
purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial
unction.
To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy
deserved right. --Milton.
2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment;
hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
The king himself the sacred unction made. --Dryden.
Lay not that flattering unction to your soul.
--Shak.
3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]
4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which
excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious
fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious,
or unnatural fervor.
The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage
in Farquhar. --Hazlitt.
The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast.
--Neale
(Rhythm of St.
Bernard).
Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the sacrament of
anointing in the last hours; the application of
consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to
eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of
death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [James
v. 14, 15.]
Extremeless Extremeless Ex*treme"less, a.
Having no extremes; infinite.
Extremely Extremely Ex*treme"ly, adv.
In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the
utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.
Extremist Extremist Ex*trem"ist, n.
A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds
extreme opinions.
In the extreme Extreme Ex*treme", n.
1. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a
body; extremity.
2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable;
hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean;
-- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from
each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as,
extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes
meet.
His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness.
--Bancroft.
3. An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger,
distress, etc. ``Resolute in most extremes.' --Shak.
4. (Logic) Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the
middle term being interposed between them.
5. (Math.) The first or the last term of a proportion or
series.
In the extreme as much as possible. ``The position of the
Port was difficult in the extreme.' --J. P. Peters.
