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Incense

In'cense, v. t.

verbtransitive

(Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. INCENSED (in'senst); p. pr. & vb. n. INCENSING.] [L. Lat. & It. incensare, Sp. & Pg. incensar, Fr. encenser, Pr. encessar. See supra.] To perfume with incense. “To have her bound, incensed with wanton sweets.” Marston.

In-cĕnse', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. incendere, incensum. See INCEND.] 1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. [Obs.] Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense. Thy glorious heap of funeral. Chapman. 2. To enkindle or inflame to violent anger; to provoke; to irritate; to exasperate; to heat; to fire. The people are incensed against him. Shak. Syn.—To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire.

In'cense, n.

noun

n. [Lat. incensum, from incensus, p. p. of incendere; It. & Pg. incenso, N. Sp. incienso, O. Sp. encenso, Pr. encens, ences, Fr. encens. See INCEND.] 1. Perfume exhaled by fire; the odors of spices and gums burned in religious rites, or as an offering to some deity. A thick cloud of incense went up. Ezek. viii. 11. 2. A mixture of fragrant gums, spices, and the like, used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned. Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon. Lev. x. 1.