frankincense

noun

Etymology: From Old French franc encens (“noble incense”).

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 among men.”

   “Frankincense, Frankenstein, Francophile, Philistine / Frankly, we are killing time”