Definitions for myrrh
mɜrmyrrh

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. myrrh, gum myrrh, sweet cicelynoun

   aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

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1. myrrhnoun

   A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree.

2. Etymology: myrre, from myrrha, from μύρρα, from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter. Compare مر, מר.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Myrrhnoun

   A gum.

   Etymology: myrrha, Latin; myrrhe, Fr.

   Myrrh is a vegetable product of the gum resin kind, sent to us in loose granules from the size of a pepper corn to that of a walnut, of a reddish brown colour, with more or less of an admixture of yellow: its taste is bitter and acrid, with a peculiar aromatick flavour, but very nauseous: its smell is strong, but not disagreeable: it is brought from Ethiopia, but the tree which produces it is wholly unknown. Our myrrh is the very drug known by the ancients under the same name: internally applied it is a powerful resolven, and externally applied it is discutient and vulnerary. John Hill, M. Med.

   The myrrhe sweet bleeding in the bitter wound. Edmund Spenser.

   I dropt in a little honey of roses, with a few drops of tincture of myrrh. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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1. Myrrh

   Myrrh (; from Semitic, but see § Etymology) is a gum-resin extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora. Myrrh resin has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and medicine. Myrrh mixed with posca or wine was common across ancient cultures, for general pleasure and as an analgesic.

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1. myrrh

   Myrrh is a natural resin extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora, native to the Middle East and northeastern Africa. It has been historically used in perfumes, incense, and medicines, as well as for embalming in ancient times. Myrrh is also mentioned in various religious and historical texts, including the Bible.

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1. Myrrhnoun

   a gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose

2. Etymology: [OE. mirre, OF. mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha, murra, Gr. ; cf. Ar. murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar bitter.]

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1. Myrrh

   Myrrh is the aromatic resin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora, which is an essential oil termed an oleoresin. Myrrh resin is a natural gum. It can also be ingested by mixing it with wine. When a tree wound penetrates through the bark and into the sapwood, the tree bleeds a resin. Myrrh gum, like frankincense, is such a resin. When people harvest myrrh, they wound the trees repeatedly to bleed them of the gum. Myrrh gum is waxy, and coagulates quickly. After the harvest, the gum becomes hard and glossy. The gum is yellowish, and may be either clear or opaque. It darkens deeply as it ages, and white streaks emerge. Myrrh gum is commonly harvested from the species Commiphora myrrha, which is native to Yemen, Somalia, Eritrea and eastern Ethiopia. Another farmed species is Commiphora molmol. The related Commiphora gileadensis, native to Eastern Mediterranean and particularly the Arabian Peninsula, is the biblically referenced Balm of Gilead, also known as Balsam of Mecca. Several other species yield bdellium and Indian myrrh. The oleo gum resins of a number of other Commiphora species are also used as perfumes, medicines, and incense ingredients. A lesser quality myrrh is bled from the tree Commiphora erythraea. Commiphora gileadensis oleo gum resin is known as opobalsamum, a name it shares with the gum resin bled from a species of parsnip, Opopanax opopanax.

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1. Myrrh

   mėr, n. a bitter, aromatic, transparent gum, exuded from the bark of a shrub in Arabia.—adj. Myr′rhic.—ns. Myr′rhin, the fixed resin of myrrh; Myr′rhol, the volatile oil of myrrh. [O. Fr. mirre (Fr. myrrhe)—L. and Gr. myrrha—Ar. murr.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of myrrh in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of myrrh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of myrrh in a Sentence

1. Book of Proverbs:

   I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning.

2. Seán O'Casey:

   The drama's altar isn't on the stage: it is candle-sticked and flowered in the box office. There is the gold, though there be no frankincense or myrrh; and the gospel for the day always The Play will Run for a Year. The Dove of Inspiration, of the desire for inspiration, has flown away from it; and on it's roof, now, the commonplace crow caws candidly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=myrrh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Myrrh
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=myrrh
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myrrh
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=myrrh
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=myrrh