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1. (n.) incense
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned.
2. incense
the perfume or smoke arising from incense.
3. incense
any pleasant fragrance.
4. incense
homage; adulation.
5. (v.t.) incense
to perfume with incense.
6. incense
to burn incense for.
7. (v.t.) incense
to arouse the wrath of; enrage.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME encensen < OF incenser < L incēnsus (see incense1))
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| Definition of 'Incense' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) incense
a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
2. (verb) incense
the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
"incense filled the room"
3. (verb) cense, incense, thurify
perfume especially with a censer
4. (verb) infuriate, exasperate, incense
make furious
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| Definition of 'Incense' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Incense
to offer incense to. See Incense
2. (noun) Incense
to perfume with, or as with, incense
3. (noun) Incense
the perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity
4. (noun) Incense
the materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc
5. (noun) Incense
also used figuratively
6. (verb) Incense
to set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn
7. (verb) Incense
to inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden
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| Definitions of 'Incense' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Incense
a fragrance which arises from the burning of certain gums and burnt in connection with sundry religious observances, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church, as an expression of praise presumably well pleasing to God; a practice which Protestants repudiate as without warrant in Scripture.
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Sense: a substance which is burned especially in religious services, and which gives off a pleasant smell.
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 Afrikaans: wierook |
 Arabic: بَخور |
 Bulgarian: тамян |
 Brazilian: incenso |
 Czech: kadidlo |
 German: der Weihrauch |
 Danish: røgelse |
 Greek: λιβάνι |
 Spanish: incienso |
 Estonian: viiruk |
 Farsi: بخور؛ گزدود |
 Finnish: suitsuke |
 French: encens |
 Hebrew: קְטוֹרֶת |
 Hindi: सुगंध |
 Croatian: tamjan |
 Hungarian: tömjén |
 Indonesian: kemenyan, dupa |
 Icelandic: reykelsi |
 Italian: incenso |
 Japanese: 香 |
 Korean: 향, 향내 |
 Lithuanian: smilkalai |
 Latvian: vīraks |
 Malay: kemenyan |
 Dutch: wierook |
 Norwegian: røkelse |
 Polish: kadzidło |
 Persian: بخور؛ گزدود |
 Pashto: يو لرګي چي مذهبياني دودوي |
 Portuguese: incenso |
 Romanian: tămâie |
 Russian: ладан |
 Slovak: kadidlo |
 Slovenian: kadilo |
 Serbian: tamjan |
 Swedish: rökelse |
 Thai: เครื่องหอม; ธูป |
 Turkish: tütsü |
 Taiwanese: 香 |
 Ukrainian: ладан, фіміам |
 Urdu: لوبان یا اگربتی |
 Vietnamese: que hương |
 Chinese: 香 |
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