incense

IPA: ɪnsˈɛns

noun

  • A perfume used in the rites of various religions.
  • (figurative) Homage; adulation.

verb

  • (obsolete) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
  • (transitive) To anger or infuriate.
  • (archaic) To incite, stimulate.
  • (transitive) To offer incense to.
  • (transitive) To perfume with, or as with, incense.
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Examples of "incense" in Sentences

  • The scent of incense clung to him.
  • This paltry sum incensed the fishermen.
  • The incense stick symbolizes renunciation.
  • The brown incense paper serves as the base.
  • He then takes the thurible and incenses the coffin.
  • Incense burns in braziers at each side of the shrine.
  • Incense serves a dual purpose in the presentation of the body.
  • An incense burner is placed in the middle of the five elements.
  • The incense is an important representation of the Tibetan culture.

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