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Incense

Incense Meaning & Definition
Incense Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Incense?

[n] the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"
[n] a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
[v] make furious
[v] perfume esp. with a censer

Synonyms | Synonyms for Incense: cense | exasperate | infuriate | outrage | thurify

Related Terms | Find terms related to Incense: adulation | agalloch | agape | aggravate | agitate | aloeswood | annoy | aroma | aromatize | arouse | asperges | aspersion | auricular confession | awake | awaken | balminess | bar mitzvah | bas mitzvah | blandishment | blandness | blarney | blow the coals | blow up | bouquet | bristle | bunkum | burnt offering | butter | cajolement | cajolery | calambac | call forth | call up | celebration | cense | chafe | circumcision | collection | compliment | confession | confirmation | drink offering | embalm | embitter | enkindle | enrage | ex voto offering | exasperate | excite | eyewash | fair words | fan | fan the fire | fan the flame | fawning | feed the fire | ferment | fire | flame | flattery | foment | fragrance | fragrancy | frankincense | frenzy | fret | fruitiness | fulsomeness | fumigate | glibness | grease | heat | heat up | heave offering | hecatomb | high celebration | holocaust | honeyed phrases | honeyed words | huff | human sacrifice | immolation | impassion | incite | infanticide | inflame | infuriate | instigate | invocation | invocation of saints | ire | irritate | joss stick | key up | kindle | kiss of peace | lather up | lesser litany | libation | light the fuse | light up | lignaloes | linaloa | litany | love feast | lustration | mactation | mad | madden | miff | move | muskiness | nettle | nosegay | oblation | odor | odorize | offering | offertory | oil | oiliness | olibanum | overexcite | palaver | pastille | pax | peace offering | peeve | perfume | piacular offering | pique | praise | pretty lies | processional | provoke | put up to | rally | rankle | reciting the rosary | redolence | rile | roil | rouse | ruffle | sacramental offering | sacrifice | sandalwood | scapegoat | scent | self-immolation | self-sacrifice | set astir | set fire to | set on | set on fire | set up | sic on | smoothness | smugness | soap | soft soap | soft words | spice | spiciness | steam up | stir | stir the blood | stir the embers | stir the feelings | stir up | suaveness | suavity | summon up | suttee | sutteeism | sweet nothings | sweet savor | sweet smell | sweet talk | sweet words | sycophancy | telling of beads | thank offering | the confessional | the confessionary | thurify | tickle | turn on | umbrage | unctuousness | vex | votive offering | wake | wake up | waken | warm | warm the blood | wheedling | whet | whip up | whole offering | work into | work up

See Also | anger | aroma | chemical compound | compound | fragrance | joss stick | odorize | odourise | perfume | scent | scent | stacte

Incense In Webster's Dictionary

\In*cense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incensing}.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of candere to glow. See {Candle}.] 1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.] Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense Thy glorious heap of funeral. --Chapman. 2. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden. The people are incensed him. --Shak. Syn: To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire; instigate.
\In"cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incensing}.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See {Incense}, n.] 1. To offer incense to. See {Incense}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. ``Incensed with wanton sweets.'' --Marston.
\In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See {Incense} to inflame.] 1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity. A thick of incense went up. --Ezek. viii. 11. 2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc. Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon. --Lev. x. 1. 3. Also used figuratively. Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray. {Incense tree}, the name of several balsamic trees of the genus {Bursera} (or {Icica}) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the {Chrysobalanus Icaco}, a tree related to the plums, is called incense tree. {Incense wood}, the fragrant wood of the tropical American tree {Bursera heptaphylla}.

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