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Definitions for cense
sɛnscense

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cense, incense, thurifyverb

    perfume especially with a censer

Wiktionary

  1. censeverb

    To perfume with incense.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Censenoun

    Publick rates.

    Etymology: census, Lat.

    We see what floods of treasure have flowed into Europe by that action; so that the cense, or rates of Christendom, are raised since ten times, yea twenty times told. Francis Bacon.

  2. To CENSEverb

    To perfume with odours.

    Etymology: encenser, Fr.

    The Salii sing, and cense his altars round
    With Saban smoke, their heads with poplar bound. Dryden.

    Grineus was near, and cast a furious look
    On the side-altar, cens’d with sacred smoke,
    And bright with flaming fires. Dryden.

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  1. cense

    Cense is a verb that traditionally refers to the ritual of burning incense during religious ceremonies. It can also mean to spread or distribute scent through smoke. In a broader context, it can mean to rate, estimate or assess.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Censenoun

    a census; -- also, a public rate or tax

  2. Censenoun

    condition; rank

  3. Censeverb

    to perfume with odors from burning gums and spices

  4. Censeverb

    to burn or scatter incense

  5. Etymology: [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See Census.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cense

    sens, v.t. to burn incense before: (obs.) to think.—n. (obs.) a public rate or tax: rank, condition. [See Census.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cense in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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