unction vs religious ritual

unction and religious ritual both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unction	Yes	No	No	No
religious ritual	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, religious ritual is a hypernym of unction; that is, religious ritual is a word with a broader meaning than unction:

Other hypernyms of unction include anointing, anointment, religious ceremony.

unction (noun)	religious ritual (noun)
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual	a ceremony having religious meaning
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