frankincense
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- noun
- /ˈfræŋkɪnˌsɛns/
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incienso
- In these distant places, they acquired fragrant woods and valuable incenses such as frankincense and myrrh to use in religious ceremonies or to process into anointing oils and medical remedies.
He got myrrh, frankincense and Banana Republic.
- He got myrrh, frankincense and Banana Republic.
- No one said a child is born and wise men gather and bring frankincense and myrrh, whatever that is.
- Who, you know, so that's crazy Lemon frankincense.
- So lavender, Rosemary and frankincense the most commonly with our pets there as well.
Examples
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They were saying prayers and burning little heaps of frankincense and myrrh.
Fiction book (1999) -
Azzie looked at it, twice as big as when he'd seen it last, brilliantly illuminated, nicely furnished, clean, fragrant with frankincense and myrrh, and with a small door at one side opened to reveal a fine tiled bathroom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yeah, we bring gold and frankincense.
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Just get her some frankincense and myrrh.
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By right, she should have gold, frankincense and myrrh in that.
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Prayers in the temples and burning of frankincense.
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Sage, cloves, and frankincense burn on coal by the window.
Fiction book (2002) -
The heavy and unmistakable smell of frankincense swirled past Maureen as she entered.
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His priests adorned the dead with gold and perfumed them with frankincense and myrrh.
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Babylonians, Sumerians, Assyrians, and Persians offered frankincense and other aromatics to their gods.
Synonyms
A sticky gum from certain trees that smells pleasant when burned and people use for incense and perfume
A fragrant resin from trees burned as incense in religious ceremonies
A strong smelling gum from trees burned in religious ceremonies
A natural substance with a pleasant smell that trees and plants make and people use in perfume, incense, and medicine
A sticky natural substance from trees used to make medicines, varnish, and incense
A thick sticky substance from some trees that people burn to make a pleasant smell and use in perfume
A fragrant resin from trees used in incense, varnish, and perfume
A fragrant resin from trees used in perfumes and to soothe irritated skin
A sticky substance from some tropical trees that people use to make varnish and incense
Antonyms
Compounds
A tall pine tree with groups of three needles, a bushy top, and reddish-brown bark
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Etymology
The word frankincense comes from old French parts franc and incense, where franc meant 'pure' or 'high quality' and incense meant 'to burn'. So frankincense is literally a 'pure incense', a rich resin people burned in temples, perfumes, and religious ceremonies.