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Meaning of Incense | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɪnsɛns

Definitions

  1. Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The fragrant smoke released by burning incense (sense 1).
    countable, uncountable
  3. Homage; adulation.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية البخور بخور
Azərbaycanca buxur
Беларуская ладан
Български вбесявам
বাংলা ধূপ
བོད་སྐད སྤོས
Bosanski kad kadilo кад кадило сан тамјан
Català encens
Čeština kadidlo
Cymraeg arogldarth
Dansk røgelse virak
Deutsch aufbringen empören erzürnen Räucherwerk Rauchwerk Weihrauch
Ελληνικά εξοργίζω λιβάνι
Esperanto incenso
Español enchilar encolerizar enfurecer incensar incensariar (Americanism) incienso indignar sahumar sahumerio sahumo
فارسی بخور عود
Suomi raivostuttaa suitsuke
Français encens
Gaeilge túis
Galego incenso
עברית קטורת
हिन्दी अगरबत्ती धूप
Hrvatski kad kadilo кад кадило сан тамјан
Magyar tömjén
Հայերեն խունկ ծխանելիք
Bahasa Indonesia dupa hio kemenyan luban setanggi
Italiano incense incenso olibano
日本語 伽羅 薫香 香
ქართული საკმეველი
ខ្មែរ ធូប
한국어 향
Kurdî buxur kêm kêm kêm
Latina suffīmen thus thymiama
Latviešu vīraks
Македонски темјан
Монгол сан
Bahasa Melayu dupa
Malti bħur inċens
မြန်မာဘာသာ အမွှေး
Nederlands de woede opwekken van vertoornen wierook
Polski kadzidło
Português incense incenso
Română tămâie
Русский бесить взбесить кадило ладан разгне́вать разозли́ть разъярить разъярять рассерди́ть сердить темья́н фимиам
Slovenčina kadidlo
Slovenščina kadilo
Shqip kem temjan
Српски kad kadilo кад кадило сан тамјан
Svenska rökelse
Kiswahili ubani
தமிழ் ஊதுபத்தி
ไทย กำยาน ธูป
Tagalog dupa insenso
Türkçe tütsü
Українська ладан фіміа́м
Tiếng Việt hương nhang
Wolof cuuraay

Examples

“When the folding-doors were on such solemn occasions thrown open, and the new Abbot appeared on the threshold in full-blown dignity, with ring and mitre, and dalmatique and crosier, his hoary standard-bearers and his juvenile dispensers of incense preceding him, and the venerable train of monks behind him, with all besides which could announce the supreme authority to which he was now raised, his appearance was a signal for the magnificent jubilate to rise from the organ and music-loft, and to be joined by the corresponding bursts of Alleluiah from the whole assembled congregation.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

incense boat incense burner incense cedar incense stick incense tree Incensed

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