Incense

Incense

Noun / Verb · /ˈɪn.sens/ (noun) · /ɪnˈsens/ (verb)

Definition

As noun: a substance burned for its fragrant smoke, used in religious ceremonies. As verb: to make very angry; to enrage.

Origin

Noun from Latin incensum (that which is burned), from incendere (to kindle, set on fire). Verb from Latin incensus, past participle of incendere. Both senses entered English in the 14th–15th centuries.