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incense1

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsɛns/
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Definition of incense

noun

[mass noun]
  • a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces: the sharp lingering sweetness of incense [as modifier]:incense sticks
  • the smoke or perfume of incense: the swirls of incense in the air

verb

[with object]
  • perfume with incense or a similar fragrance:the aroma of cannabis incensed the air

Derivatives

incensation

Pronunciation: /-ˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

Middle English (originally as encense): from Old French encens (noun), encenser (verb), from ecclesiastical Latin incensum 'something burnt, incense', neuter past participle of incendere 'set fire to', from in- 'in' + the base of candere 'to glow'

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