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/ˈspaɪknɑː(ɹ)d/ · noun
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas..
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
All subtle thought, all curious fears, Borne down by gladness so complete, She bows, she bathes the Saviour’s feet With costly spikenard and with tears.
The glories of Mary held his soul captive : spikenard and myrrh and frankincense, symbolising the preciousness of God's gifts to her soul, rich garments, symbolising her royal lineage, her emblems, the lateflowering plant and lateblossoming tree, symbolising the agelong gradual growth of her cultus among men.
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices
Use spikenard when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spikenard means A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas..
Common synonyms include spignet, nard.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
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