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myrrh

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What does myrrh mean?

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.

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I then ordered that it should daily be carefully washed, and diluted tincture of myrrh be applied to the wounds.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
For a young woman to dream of myrrh, brings a pleasing surprise to her in the way of a new and wealthy acquaintance.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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The incense was from the eastern border of the garden; and the myrrh from the western border, from where bitterness came over Adam.
Rutherford Hayes PlattThe First Book of Adam and EveProject Gutenberg ebook #398
And so when we have anointed him with myrrh, and set a garland of wool upon his head, we shall send him away to another city.
PlatoThe RepublicTranslated by Benjamin JowettProject Gutenberg ebook #1497
So Alexander now wrote to him, saying, "We have sent you abundance of myrrh and frankincense, that for the future you may not be stingy to the gods."
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674