balm of Mecca

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

balm of Mecca

noun

  1. uncountable Balm of Gilead, a rare perfume mentioned in the Bible. Among the Arabs, an ointment, unidentified in composition, but called the Balm of Judea or of Mecca, was used as an aphrodisiac.

    Similar: balsam of Mecca

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"balm of Mecca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balm%20of%20mecca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

balm of Mecca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balm%20of%20mecca

Chicago

"balm of Mecca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balm%20of%20mecca.

BibTeX
@misc{balm_of_mecca_2026,
  title = {balm of Mecca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balm%20of%20mecca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}