Found 4 items, similar to Incense.
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Definition: incense
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Definition: incense
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: incense
incense
n 1: a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
2: the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned;
“incense
filled the room”
incense
v 1: perfume especially with a censer [syn:
cense,
thurify]
2: make furious [syn:
infuriate,
exasperate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Incense
Incense
\In"cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Incensed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Incensing.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See
Incense, n.]
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1. To offer incense to. See
Incense. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. To perfume with, or as with, incense.
“Incensed with
wanton sweets.” --Marston.
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Incense
\In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr.
incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See
Incense to
inflame.]
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1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when
burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to
some deity.
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A thick cloud of incense went up. --Ezek. viii.
11.
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2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume
when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
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Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of
them his censer, and put fire therein, and put
incense thereon. --Lev. x. 1.
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3. Also used figuratively.
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Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray.
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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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Incense
\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.]
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1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]
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Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to
incense
Thy glorious heap of funeral. --Chapman.
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2. To inflame with anger; to enrage; to endkindle; to fire;
to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
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The people are incensed him. --Shak.
Syn: To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat;
fire; instigate.
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