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myroblyte

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈmɪɹəblaɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A saint whose relics or place of burial are said to have produced the Oil of Saints ("an aromatic liquid with healing properties" or "holy water (very much like myrrh)") or the odour of sanctity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μυροβλύτης (muroblútēs, “myron-gushing”), from the ancient μῠ́ρ(ον) (múron) + -ο- (infix) + the Hellenistic verb βλύ(ζω) (blúzō) + -της (-tēs).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мироточи́в (mirotočív) — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Czech: myrotočec — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Czech: myrotočivý — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Danish: myroblyt — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Dutch: myrobliet — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Finnish: mirhanvuodattaja — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • French: myroblyte — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Georgian: მირონმდინარე (mironmdinare) — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • German: Myroblyt — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • German: Myroblytin — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Greek: μυροβλύτης (myrovlýtis) — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Greek: μυροβλύτισσα (myrovlýtissa) — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Italian: miroblita — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Latin: myroblyta — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Portuguese: miroblita — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Romanian: izvorâtor de mir — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Romanian: izvorâtoare de mir — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Russian: мирото́чец (mirotóčec) — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Russian: мироточи́вый (mirotočívyj) — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Serbo-Croatian: мироточац — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Serbo-Croatian: мироточиви — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Serbo-Croatian: mirotočac — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Serbo-Croatian: mirotočivi — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Slovak: myrotočec — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Slovak: myrotočivý — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Spanish: miroblita — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity
  • Ukrainian: мироточець (myrotočecʹ) — saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity