Thesaurus: incense
To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
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Definitions
- v. t. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
- v. t. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
- n. To offer incense to. See Incense.
- n. To perfume with, or as with, incense.
- n. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
- n. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
- n. Also used figuratively.
- n. a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- n. the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
- v. perfume especially with a censer
- v. make furious