INCENSE


Meaning of INCENSE in English

I. in ‧ cense 1 /ˈɪnsens/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: encens , from Latin incensus , past participle of incendere 'to cause to start burning' ]

a substance that has a pleasant smell when you burn it:

a church filled with the smell of incense

lighted incense sticks

II. in·cense 2 /ɪnˈsens/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: incenser 'to cause to start burning' , from Latin incensus ; ⇨ ↑ incense 1 ]

to make someone very angry:

Spectators were incensed by the referee’s decision.

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