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Definitions for cense
sɛnscense
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Princeton's WordNet
cense, incense, thurifyverb
perfume especially with a censer
Wiktionary
censeverb
To perfume with incense.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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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
Censenoun
a census; -- also, a public rate or tax
Censenoun
condition; rank
Censeverb
to perfume with odors from burning gums and spices
Censeverb
to burn or scatter incense
Etymology: [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See Census.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cense in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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