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myrrhbearer

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy

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History

Etymology

From myrrh + bearer.