incense1
/
ˈɪnsɛns/
n.
a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces.
v.
perfume with incense or a similar fragrance.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. encens (n.), encenser (v.), from eccles. L. incensum ‘something burnt, incense’, neut. past part. of incendere ‘set fire to’.
incense2
/
ɪnˈsɛns/
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘inflame or excite with a strong feeling’): from OFr. incenser, from L. incendere ‘set fire to’.