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Definitions for Incense

[1] an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
[2] the perfume or smoke arising from such a substance when burned.
[3] any pleasant perfume or fragrance.
[4] homage or adulation.
[5] to perfume with incense.
[6] to burn incense for.
[7] to burn or offer incense.
[8] to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage.
[9] any of various aromatic substances burnt for their fragrant odour, esp in religious ceremonies
[10] the odour or smoke so produced
[11] any pleasant fragrant odour; aroma
[12] rare homage or adulation
[13] to burn incense in honour of (a deity)
[14] (tr) to perfume or fumigate with incense
[15] (tr) to enrage greatly

Words related to Incense

odor, aroma, scent, perfume, exasperate, infuriate, excite, irritate, enrage, inflame, rile, disgust, anger, bother, balm, bouquet, essence, punk, redolence, flame

Words nearby Incense

incaution, incautious, ince, incendiarism, incendiary, incense, incense cedar, incense tree, incensory, incenter, incentive

Origin of Incense

21400–50; late Middle English incensen < Latin incēnsus (see incense1); replacing Middle English encensen < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

Other words from Incense

in·cense·ment , noun

Word origin for Incense

C15: from Latin incensus set on fire, from incendere to kindle

Synonyms for Incense

aroma, odor, perfume, scent, balm, bouquet, essence, flame, frankincense, fuel, myrrh, punk, redolence, spice, burnt offering