the last rites

noun
🔊/ðə ˌlɑːst ˈraɪts/
🔊/ðə ˌlæst ˈraɪts/
[plural]
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  1. a Christian religious ceremony that a priest performs for, and in the presence of, a dying person(基督教的)临终礼仪,临终圣事
    • to administer the last rites to somebody给某人举行临终圣事
    • He received the last rites from a Roman Catholic priest and died an hour later.天主教会的神父为他做了临终祈祷,一小时后他死了。
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2