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myroblyte

myr·o·blyte

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Medieval Greek μυροβλύτης

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Medieval Greek · derived fromμυροβλύτης“myron-gushing”
English todaymyroblyte

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.