INCENSE


Meaning of INCENSE in English

n.

Grains of resins (sometimes mixed with spices) that burn with a fragrant odor, widely used as religious offerings.

Historically, the chief substances used as incense have been resins such as frankincense and myrrh, along with fragrant wood and bark, seeds, roots, and flowers.

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