frankincense
IPA: frˈæŋkʌnsɛns
noun
- A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
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Examples of "frankincense" in Sentences
- Monkey brought frankincense, which is a gift of air and spirit.
- Jesus has to send child support payments in frankincense and myrrh.
- Today, frankincense is still widely used in religious services, and also in fumigants and perfumes.
- Actually, frankincense is the hardened resin of trees of the genus Boswellia, which grow in north-eastern Africa and Arabia.
- A minimalist, cubist interpretation of incense, a touch of spices, powdery orris, dry cedar wood and ambergris, supporting the frankincense, that is rich, crisp, red and intense.
- Historically, the hill of frankincense is Calvary, where, "through the eternal Spirit He offered Himself"; the mountain of myrrh is His embalmment (Joh 19: 39) till the resurrection "daybreak."
- Add boswellia aka frankincense at 1,000 mg a day and willow bark so you get 120 to 240 mg of the active component called salicin, which is also, by the way, the active component of aspirin—we like the aspirin itself.
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