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incense
1[ in-sens ]
noun
- an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- the perfume or smoke arising from such a substance when burned.
- any pleasant perfume or fragrance.
- homage or adulation.
verb (used with object)
- to perfume with incense.
- to burn incense for.
verb (used without object)
- to burn or offer incense.
incense
2[ in-sens ]
verb (used with object)
- to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage.
Synonyms: irritate, provoke, exasperate, anger
incense
1/ ˈɪnsɛns /
noun
- any of various aromatic substances burnt for their fragrant odour, esp in religious ceremonies
- the odour or smoke so produced
- any pleasant fragrant odour; aroma
- rare.homage or adulation
verb
- to burn incense in honour of (a deity)
- tr to perfume or fumigate with incense
incense
2/ ɪnˈsɛns /
verb
- tr to enrage greatly
Derived Forms
- ˌincenˈsation, noun
- inˈcensement, noun
Other Words From
- in·cense·ment noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of incense1
Word History and Origins
Origin of incense1
Origin of incense2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He was so incensed by the film version of “The Choirboys” that he bought a full-page ad in Daily Variety to lambaste Lorimar Productions and director Robert Aldrich.
Democrats on Capitol Hill were incensed over Trump's pick calling the move "completely unjustified" and a "weakening of America."
These shrines laden with incense, flowers and other offerings sanctify its gardens, waters and the surrounding landscape, and they highlight the psychic malaise dominating most of its visitors.
Europe was also incensed at being sidelined in the potential resolution of a conflict that most immediately affects its citizens.
Sunscreen, hot dogs, fried foods, weed smoke, burning sage and nag champa incense.
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