[in-sens] 
noun, verb, -censed, -cens⋅ing.| 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. |
[in-sens] | to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage. |
| in·cense 1 (ĭn-sěns') tr.v. in·censed, in·cens·ing, in·cens·es To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate. [Middle English encensen, from Old French incenser, from Late Latin incēnsāre, to sacrifice, burn, from Latin incēnsus, past participle of incendere, to set on fire; see kand- in Indo-European roots.] |
| in·cense 2 (ĭn'sěns') n.
[Middle English encens, from Old French, from Latin incēnsum, from neuter past participle of incendere, to set on fire; see kand- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Incense
a fragrant composition prepared by the "art of the apothecary." It consisted of four ingredients "beaten small" (Ex. 30:34-36). That which was not thus prepared was called "strange incense" (30:9). It was offered along with every meat-offering; and besides was daily offered on the golden altar in the holy place, and on the great day of atonement was burnt by the high priest in the holy of holies (30:7, 8). It was the symbol of prayer (Ps. 141:1,2; Rev. 5:8; 8:3, 4).