Myrrhbearer
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of the people who, according to the New Testament, was directly involved in the burial of Jesus or the discovery of his empty tomb following his resurrection.
"The refrains of the myrrhbearers give the sense of this service: By the tomb stood an angel radiant in light, and thus did he speak to the myrrh-bearing women:[…]"
Example
More examples"The refrains of the myrrhbearers give the sense of this service: By the tomb stood an angel radiant in light, and thus did he speak to the myrrh-bearing women:[…]"
Etymology
From myrrh + bearer.
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