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Dictionary Entries (11 more entries. View all »)
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Audio Help [in-sens] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -censed, -cens·ing.
| to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage. |
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Audio Help [in-sens] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -censed, -cens·ing. –noun
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| 1. | an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc. |
| 2. | the perfume or smoke arising from such a substance when burned. |
| 3. | any pleasant perfume or fragrance. |
| 4. | homage or adulation. |
| 5. | to perfume with incense. |
| 6. | to burn incense for. |
| 7. | to burn or offer incense. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < LL incénsum, lit., something kindled, neut. of incénsus (ptp. of incendere to set on fire), equiv. to incend- (see incendiary) + -tus ptp. suffix; r. ME ansens, ensenz < OF < LL as above
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Thesaurus Entries
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| Main Entry: | incense | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | anger, aroma, balm, enrage, essence, fragrance, homage, incite, infuriate, irritate, perfume, provoke, rile, scent, smell, spice, elemi, frankincense, myrrh | |
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| Main Entry: | anger | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To cause to feel or show anger. | |
| Synonyms: | burn, enrage, infuriate, madden, provoke | |
| Idioms: | make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
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| Main Entry: | flattery | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | Excessive, ingratiating praise. | |
| Synonyms: | adulation, blandishment, blarney, oil, slaver | |
| Idioms: | honeyed words | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
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Encyclopedia Articles (41 more entries. View all »)
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incense, perfume diffused by the burning of aromatic gums or spices. Incense was used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome and is mentioned in the Old and the New Testaments. It is also found in the major religions of Asia. The Babylonians used it while praying in the 6th and 5th cent. B.C. and the Greeks used it as protection against demons during the 8th cent. B.C. The earliest clear record of its use in public worship in the Roman Catholic Church is c.500.
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