English Explanatory Dictionary

myrrh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
  2. Synonym of chrism.
  3. The herb chervil.

Pronunciation

mûr /mɜːɹ/ [mɜː] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-murr.wav [mɝ] [mɪr] [møː] [meː] [mɛː] [mɜː(ɹ)]

Word forms

myrrh myrrhs

Etymology

From Middle English mirre, from Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from Semitic. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”), Hebrew מור / מֹר (mōr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”). Compare מרור : maror.

Synonyms

Somali myrrhor chrism

Derived words

African myrrh common myrrh heerabol myrrh herabol myrrh hirabol myrrh myrrhbearer myrrhed myrrhic myrrhin myrrhine myrrhlike myrrhol myrrhy
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