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Incense vs Frankincense - What's the difference?

incense | frankincense |

As nouns the difference between incense and frankincense

is that incense is a perfume used in the rites of various religions while frankincense is a type of incense obtained from the species: Boswellia thurifera tree.

As a verb incense

is to anger or infuriate.

incense

English

Noun

(wikipedia incense)
  • A perfume used in the rites of various religions.
  • Derived terms

    * incense boat * incense cedar

    Verb

  • To anger or infuriate.
  • I think it would incense him to learn the truth.
  • (archaic) To incite, stimulate.
  • To offer incense to.
  • (Chaucer)
  • To perfume with, or as with, incense.
  • * Marston
  • Incensed with wanton sweetes.
  • (obsolete) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
  • * Chapman
  • Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labour to incense / Thy glorious heap of funeral.

    frankincense

    Noun

  • A type of incense obtained from the tree.
  • *
  • Synonyms

    * olibanum