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frankensence

frankensence is the obsolete form of frankincense.

Meaning of frankincense

Noun

frankincense (countable and uncountable, plural frankincenses)

  1. A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
    • 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...1916, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    olibanum

Questions about frankensence

What is frankensence the obsolete form of?
Frankensence is the obsolete form of frankincense.

Words near frankensence in the dictionary

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