Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incense"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incense \In"cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Incensing}.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See
{Incense}, n.]
1. To offer incense to. See {Incense}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. ``Incensed with
wanton sweets.'' --Marston.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incense \In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr.
incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See {Incense} to
inflame.]
1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when
burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to
some deity.
A thick of incense went up. --Ezek. viii.
11.
2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume
when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of
them his censer, and put fire therein, and put
incense thereon. --Lev. x. 1.
3. Also used figuratively.
Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray.
{Incense tree}, the name of several balsamic trees of the
genus {Bursera} (or {Icica}) mostly tropical American. The
gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the
{Chrysobalanus Icaco}, a tree related to the plums, is
called incense tree.
{Incense wood}, the fragrant wood of the tropical American
tree {Bursera heptaphylla}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incense \In*cense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Incensing}.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref.
in- in + root of candere to glow. See {Candle}.]
1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]
Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to
incense Thy glorious heap of funeral. --Chapman.
2. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite;
to provoke; to heat; to madden.
The people are incensed him. --Shak.
Syn: To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat;
fire; instigate.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incense
n 1: a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
2: the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense
filled the room"
v 1: perfume esp. with a censer [syn: {cense}, {thurify}]
2: make furious [syn: {outrage}, {infuriate}, {exasperate}]
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