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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPIKENARD

From Medieval Latin spīca nardī.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIKENARD

spikenard  [ˈspaɪknɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIKENARD

noun
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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spikenard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPIKENARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spikenard

Spikenard; also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a flowering plant used in the manufacture of an intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil. The oil has, since ancient times, been used as a perfume, as a medicine and in religious contexts, particularly in connection with historical Judaism. The identity of the plant used in manufacturing spikenard is not certain; Nardostachys jatamansi from Asia, and lavender from the Middle East have been suggested as candidates. The Bible contains several references to the spikenard, and it is used in Catholic iconography to represent Saint Joseph. With this meaning, Pope Francis has included the spikenard in his coat of arms.

Definition of spikenard in the English dictionary

The first definition of spikenard in the dictionary is an aromatic Indian valerianaceous plant, Nardostachys jatamans, having rose-purple flowers. Other definition of spikenard is an aromatic ointment obtained from this plant. Spikenard is also any of various similar or related plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIKENARD


Ahmedabad
ˈɑːmədəˌbɑːd
backyard
ˌbæˈkjɑːd
Barnard
ˈbɑːnɑːd
canard
kæˈnɑːd
card
kɑːd
chiffonade
ˌʃɪfəˈnɑːd
communard
ˈkɒmjʊˌnɑːd
Cunard
kjuː´nɑːd
fanfaronade
ˌfænfərəˈnɑːd
guard
ɡɑːd
hard
hɑːd
Hyderabad
ˈhaɪdərəˌbɑːd
knarred
nɑːd
MasterCard
ˈmɑːstəˌkɑːd
nard
nɑːd
promenade
ˌprɒməˈnɑːd
regard
rɪˈɡɑːd
Riyadh
rɪˈjɑːd
tapenade
ˈtæpənɑːd
yard
jɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIKENARD

spik
spike
spike heel
spike heels
spike lavender
spike someone´s guns
spike-rush
spiked
spikefish
spikelet
spikelike
spiker
spikery
spikes
spikier
spikiest
spikily
spikiness
spiky
spile

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIKENARD

Bernard
Bonnard
donnard
flying gurnard
Fragonard
grey gurnard
gurnard
Leonard
Montagnard
piper gurnard
ploughman´s spikenard
red gurnard
Reynard
Saint Bernard
Saint Leonard
Slieve Donard
streaked gurnard
tub gurnard
winnard
yellow gurnard

Synonyms and antonyms of spikenard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spikenard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIKENARD

Find out the translation of spikenard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spikenard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spikenard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甘松
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nardo
570 millions of speakers

English

spikenard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जटामांसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нард
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nardo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spikenard
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spikenard
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spikenard
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スパイクナード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감송
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spikenard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây hương cam tùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spikenard
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिकनार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hint sümbülü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nardo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nard
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нард
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nard
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναρδόσταχυ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nardus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spikenard
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spikenard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spikenard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKENARD»

The term «spikenard» is regularly used and occupies the 76.627 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKENARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spikenard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spikenard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spikenard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIKENARD»

Discover the use of spikenard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spikenard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spikenard and Saffron: The Imagery of the Song of Songs
This study focuses upon the language of the Song of Songs in an attempt to see how individual images work together in the constitution of a poetic unity.
Jill M. Munro, 1995
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American Spikenard
2006 Iowa Poetry Prize winner “If everyone decided to call themselves a girl / that word would stop.” In this award-winning volume of authoritative and assertive poems, Sarah Vap embarks on an emotional journey to the land of ...
Sarah Vap, 2007
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Spikenard; A Book of Devotional Love-Poems
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
HardPress, Laurence Housman, 2013
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Spikenard and Saffron: The Imagery of the Song of Songs
The Imagery of the Song of Songs Jill M. Munro. Driver, GR. 1936 1974 Edmonds , J.M. 1912 Eliade, M. 1971 Elliott, M.T. 1989 Erbt, W., 1906 Ewald, H.G.A. 1826 Exum, J .C. 1973 Falk, M. 1982 Fisch, H.A. 198 8 Fox, M. 1985 Freehof, SB.
Jill M. Munro, 1995
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Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic ...
Spikenard 305 include the healing of sores in the lungs and the purification of the blood, provided it is taken in three- or four-loth doses each morning and evening. If the leaves of speedwell are gathered and dried before the plant flowers, they ...
William Woys Weaver, 2001
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Calmet's dictionary of the Holy Bible: with the Biblical ...
the true Indian Nard, or Spikenard, was a plant of a different kind, not native of Syria; (3.) the £tar, or essential fragrance of this plant, is called absolutely Nard, or Spikenard ; which might be its ancient appellation. We apprehend that these ...
Augustin Calmet, Charles Taylor, 1830
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Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs
SPIKENARD. Aralia. racemosa. KATE. GILD. AY. STONEROOT Collinsonia canadensis MARTIN WALL. Ye ears ago, when my children were young, I would drive them to visit their friends on the other side of the small town we lived in. Much of ...
Rosemary Gladstar, Pamela Hirsch, 2000
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The Song of Songs: Commentary and Homilies
'My spikenard has yielded its (or His) odour.' (1.12b — Vg. 1. nb) MY* SPIKENARD HAS YIELDED ITS (or His) ODOUR. What is shown by this next step in the drama seems to be as follows. After the foregoing words were spoken, the Bride ...
Origen, R. P. Lawson, 1957
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Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from ...
The spikenard of the ancients, about which there has been much learned controversy, has been at length satisfactorily referred by Sir William Jones to a species of valerian, named by the Hindoos jatamansi, and which he therefore calls ...
Hugh Murray, James Wilson, Robert Kaye Greville, 1832
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The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to New World ...
Spikenard is a member of the ginseng or Aralia family that is highly respected as a medicine by the Indian people of North America. “All of the Spikenards or Aralias are popular medical plants throughout the United States,” wrote Constantine ...
Matthew Wood, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIKENARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spikenard is used in the context of the following news items.
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ORRIN MORRIS: Climbing milkweed offers fragrant flowers for …
#Two days before Jesus' crucifixion, a woman anointed Him with the fragrant oil of spikenard while He was a guest at supper in Bethany. Everyone present was ... «newtoncitizen, Jul 15»
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Spikenard Farms in Floyd invites the public to spend the day with the …
Spikenard Farms is sponsoring Visitor Days at the Honeybee Sanctuary on 401 Hideaway Lane in Floyd this Friday, July 24. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ... «Southwest Virginia Today, Jul 15»
3
Found: A subtle, spicy new grown-in-Canada rum
They include Peppery Green Alder, Pine Forest Spikenard, Witherod Berries, Lovage Root, Wild Angelica and Sweet Gale (also called Bog Myrtle) — the same ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Out & About: Floyd Artisan Trail Tour
Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary at 401 Hideaway Lane S.E. in Floyd. The sanctuary focuses not on collecting honey but on ways to better protect the health of ... «Roanoke Times, Jun 15»
5
ON THE BUS: A chance encounter on Route 72
On Spikenard Street, I notice a crowd gathered in a little triangular park, and a group of sea cadets moving toward the centre. I get off at the next stop and walk ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, May 15»
6
Egyptian Scrolls Reveal Hangover Cure
Rainwater, dried roses, starch, poppy juice, white lead, gum Arabic, copper flakes, antimony oxide, washed lead dross and Celtic spikenard (a plant) apparently ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
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Ancient Egyptian Texts contain Hangover Cure and Radical Eye …
It had in it copper flakes, white lead, washed lead dross that is produced in smelting, antimony oxide, poppy juice, starch, gum Arabic, the plant Celtic spikenard, ... «Ancient Origins, Apr 15»
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Holy Wednesday; What Do We Celebrate?
... supper table, a woman named Mary asked for Jesus' forgiveness because she was a prostitute and anointed Jesus' head and feet with costly spikenard oil. «Greek Reporter, Apr 15»
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Useful Family Recipes for Curing Diseases of Man and Beast part 2 …
Spikenard root is is also called Nard, Nardin or Muskroot. The plant grows in the Himalayas, Nepal, China and India. It grows to about one meter in height and ... «Examiner.com, Apr 15»
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Useful Family Recipes for Curing Diseases of Man and Beast 1845 …
"FOR THE CANKER RASH - Spikenard root, black berry root, white pine bark; steep in water and strain it, sweeten it with honey, drink often and keep the throat ... «Examiner.com, Apr 15»

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