[n] anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
[n] semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
[n] smug self-serving earnestness
[n] excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
Synonyms
balm, fulsomeness, fulsomeness, inunction, oiliness, ointment, oleaginousness, salve, smarm, smarminess, unctuousness, unguent