myrrh
- an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the genus Myrrhis, especially M. odorata, a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc.
Origin of myrrh
Related Words for myrrh
odor, aroma, scent, perfume, balm, bouquet, essence, punk, redolence, flame, fuel, spice, frankincense, myrrhExamples from the Web for myrrh
Contemporary Examples of myrrh
Same with the Three Kings and their gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Casper, Melchior, and Balthazar “presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”
Historical Examples of myrrh
It is embalmed and kept sweet by the myrrh and cassia of many tears.
De ProfundisOscar Wilde
Your lips have given it their sweetness of honey, their fragrance of myrrh.
Cleo The MagnificentLouis Zangwill
Did ever man anoint himself with oil of myrrh to please his fellow?
The SymposiumXenophon
Nicodemus brought a large quantity of myrrh and aloes, about a hundredweight.
Jesus the ChristJames Edward Talmage
Gold and sunlight, myrrh and incense, the tinkling of anklets.
GigoloEdna Ferber
myrrh
- any of several burseraceous trees and shrubs of the African and S Asian genus Commiphora, esp C. myrrha, that exude an aromatic resinCompare balm of Gilead (def. 1)
- the resin obtained from such a plant, used in perfume, incense, and medicine
- another name for sweet cicely (def. 1)
Word Origin for myrrh
Word Origin and History for myrrh
Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha (also source of Dutch mirre, German Myrrhe, French myrrhe, Italian, Spanish mirra), from Greek myrrha, from a Semitic source (cf. Akkadian murru, Hebrew mor, Arabic murr "myrrh"), from a root meaning "was bitter."