MYRRHA

Meaning of MYRRHA in English

/mear"euh/ , n.

Class. Myth. a daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus who had incestuous relations with her father and was changed into a myrrh tree by the gods. Their child, Adonis, was born from the split trunk of the tree. Also called Smyrna .

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MYRRHA — n myrrh (= gum resin produced by the myrrh tree)
Interlingua English vocab
MYRRHA
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MYRRHA — n Мирра ( женское имя )
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MYRRHA — (n) мирра
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MYRRHA — n Мирра ( женское имя )
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MYRRHA — n Мирра ( женское имя )
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MYRTLE — ˈmər]d. ə l, ˈmə̄], ]t ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mirtille, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYRSINACEAE — ˌmərsəˈnāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Myrsine, type genus (from Greek myrsinē myrtle, probably of Semitic origin; …
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MYRRH — ˈmər, ˈmə̄ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English myrre, mirre, from Old English myrre, myrra, from Latin murra, murrha, …
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MYRICA — mə̇ˈrīkə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, tamarisk, from Greek myrikē, probably of Semitic origin; akin to the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HERABOL MYRRH — noun or heer·a·bol myrrh ˈherəˌbȯl- Etymology: origin unknown : the true myrrh of commerce said to be obtained from an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYRRH — (n.) A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly …
Английский словарь Webster
MYRRH — ( n. ) A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SMYRNA — /smerr"neuh/ , n. 1. former name of Izmir . 2. Gulf of , former name of the Gulf of Izmir. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYRRH — — myrrhed , adj. — myrrhic , adj. /merr/ , n. an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYRRH — noun Etymology: Middle English myrre, from Old English, from Latin myrrha, from Greek, of Semitic origin; akin to Arabic murr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MYRRH — noun a gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly …
Webster English vocab
MYRRH — [myrrh] n [ME myrre, fr. OE, fr. L myrrha, fr. Gk, of Sem origin; akin to Ar murr myrrh] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYRRH — (from Arabic murr, bitter), bitter-tasting, agreeably aromatic, yellow to reddish brown oleoresinous gum obtained from various small, thorny, flowering trees …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADONIS — in Greek mythology, a youth of remarkable beauty, the favourite of the goddess Aphrodite. Traditionally, he was the product of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MYRRH — myrrh /mɜː $ mɜːr/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 800-900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: myrrha , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPLASH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES splash guard COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB about ▪ This splashing about at least …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LUSTFUL — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Club Med is the renowned retreat for lustful yuppies. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Detractors …
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CINYRAS — [Greek heroic] The son of Apollo. He is the legendary king of Cyprus, and a high priest of Aphrodite. Father …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ADONIS — [Greek] Adonis is a complex figure, for the outlines of his tale were fully as a part of the sub-Olympian …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ADON
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MYRRH — This substance is mentioned in (Exodus 30:23) as one of the ingredients of the "oil of holy ointment:" in (Esther …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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