frankincense
pronunciation
How to pronounce frankincense in British English:
UK [ˈfræŋkɪnsens]
How to pronounce frankincense in American English:
US [ˈfræŋkɪnˌsɛns]
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- Noun:
- an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
Word Origin
- frankincense (n.)
- aromatic gum resin from a certain type of tree, used anciently as incense and in religious rituals, late 14c., apparently from Old French franc encense, from franc "noble, true" (see frank (adj.)), in this case probably signifying "pure" or "of the highest quality," + encens "incense" (see incense (n.)).
Example
- 1. Frankincense was a kind of incense , used to worship god in the temple .
- 2. Later we would learn that it was probably either myrrh or frankincense both of which came from trees found mainly in somalia and yemen .
- 3. The once thriving fishing industry would be helped by investment in refrigerators , as would frankincense cultivation , which employs 10 % of the workers in puntland , a breakaway region in the north .