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• incense — [n] strongly fragrant smoke aroma, balm, bouquet, burnt offering, essence, flame, frankincense, fuel, myrrh, odor, perfume, punk, redolence, scent, spice; concepts 599,600 incense [v] make very angry anger, ask for it*, bother, disgust, egg on*,… …   New thesaurus

• scent — [n] smell, aroma aura, balm, bouquet, essence, fragrance, incense, odor, perfume, redolence, spice, tang, track, trail, whiff; concept 599 Ant. odor, stench, stink scent [v] detect, smell be on the track of*, be on the trail of*, discern, get… …   New thesaurus

• Incense — Burning incense Incense (from Latin: incendere, to burn )[1] is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. It is used …   Wikipedia

• Incense in China — A Western Han inlaid bronze mountain censer Incense in China is traditionally used in a wide range of Chinese cultural activities including, religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, traditional medicine, and in daily life. Known as xiang… …   Wikipedia

• Incense of India — Indian Incense is known as agarbattī in Hindi (अगरबत्ती) (and other Indian languages). India has a rich tradition of incense making that goes back centuries. Many Indian incenses have a unique scent that is not found in any other part of the… …   Wikipedia

• Incense clock — The incense clock (香鐘, 香钟, xiāng zhōng in Chinese) is a special timekeeping device invented in China during the Song Dynasty (960 1279) that spread to neighboring countries such as Japan. The clocks bodies are effectively specialized censers that …   Wikipedia

• INCENSE AND PERFUMES — In the ancient world, incense and perfumes were extremely precious commodities, sometimes even more than silver and gold, and were greatly sought after for their fragrance, for both secular and religious purposes. Among the gifts the Queen of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• scent — noun 1 pleasant smell ADJECTIVE ▪ heady, heavy, intoxicating, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ the heavy scent of Indian cooking ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• incense — noun VERB + INCENSE ▪ burn ▪ light ▪ He lit some incense and a candle. INCENSE + VERB ▪ burn ▪ Incense burned in a co …   Collocations dictionary

• incense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. inflame, heat; infuriate, anger, ire; perfume, scent, thurify. See resentment. n. perfume, fragrance, scent, odor, bouquet; frankincense, musk, myrrh, sandalwood. See flattery, rite. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

• incense — I. noun Etymology: Middle English encens, from Anglo French, from Late Latin incensum, from Latin, neuter of incensus, past participle of incendere to set on fire, from in + cendere to burn; akin to Latin candēre to glow more at candid Date: 13th …   New Collegiate Dictionary