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Myrrhophore

noun
Myr·​rho·​phore | \ ˈmirəˌfō(ə)r\
plural -s

Definition of Myrrhophore

: one of the women bearing spices to the sepulcher of Christ

History and Etymology for Myrrhophore

modification (influenced by myrrh) of Late Greek myrophoros, from Greek, feminine of myrophoros bearing unguent, from myron unguent + -phoros -phore

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