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myrrh

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I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

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Quick take

Synonym of chrism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of myrrh gathered in one view.

noun

Synonym of chrism.

noun

(Scotland) The herb chervil.

noun

A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for myrrh.

noun

A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

See also: sweet-cicely, gum-myrrh

Example sentences

1

I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

2

Borne aloft on a bed of feathers and myrrh by six naked, greased eunuchs.

3

I mean if you're a medieval artist, what're you going to go to, with a weird and wonderful magus boxing up some myrrh and frank, incensed cookies?

4

I think the number three comes from the three gifts which are explicitly listed in Luke: gold, frankincense and myrrh.

5

I wouldn't use the myrrh and frankincense on a long-term basis, I stopped after a month.

6

Note: the dosages for frank and myrrh are for the whole resin, eg obtained from a trusted supplier of bulk herbs such as Herb Stomp.

7

I don't think it is known for sure, but some of the suspected ingredients are rhubarb, myrrh, and gamboge (which is toxic).

8

Won't gift Afghan myrrh, might try Afghan frown.

9

[It] was originally made in the 16th and 17th centuries from white pitch, myrrh, and the ground-up remains of Egyptian mummies, both human and feline.

10

An Earth rich in gamma radiation and alpha particles might be the celestial promised land, and certain aliens might gratefully resurrect our dead and take them through the pearly gates to their planet of toxic gold, frankincense and myrrh.

11

> Since 5000 BC, the Egyptians made a tooth powder, which consisted of powdered ashes of ox hooves, myrrh, powdered and burnt eggshells, and pumice.

12

I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk.

Quote examples

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Yeah, a nice example for this is "myrrh" because it's a full word, not something paralinguistic like brrr.

2

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Proper noun examples

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Myrrh, on the other hand, was valuable, and so was olive oil which could be used for lamps.

2

Myrrh and Lavender seem to be very different.

3

Myrrh and Frankincense still linger in the air, When a peppery whiff catches you, unawares: That of white lilies, still fresh and yet so spicy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use myrrh in a sentence?

I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

What does myrrh mean?

Synonym of chrism.

What part of speech is myrrh?

myrrh is commonly used as noun.