cure vs unction

unction vs cure

cure and unction both are nouns.

cure is a verb but unction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cure	Yes	No	Yes	No
unction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unction is a hyponym of cure; that is, unction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cure:

cure: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
unction: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Other hyponyms of cure include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, application, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic.

cure (noun)	unction (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
	smug self-serving earnestness
	excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm

cure (verb)	unction (verb)
provide a cure for, make healthy again
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
be or become preserved
make (substances) hard and improve their usability

Difference between cure and unction

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