Incense
noun
A substance that is burned to produce a sweet smell, often used in religious ceremonies.
She lit a stick of incense and the sweet aroma filled the room.
Often appears as...
- burn incense
- incense stick
verb
To make someone very angry.
His arrogant attitude incensed her.
Often appears as...
- incense someone
- be incensed by
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A substance that is burned to produce a sweet smell, often used in religious ceremonies.
She lit a stick of incense and the sweet aroma filled the room.
Often appears as...
- burn incense
- incense stick
verb
To make someone very angry.
His arrogant attitude incensed her.
Often appears as...
- incense someone
- be incensed by
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Rituals
Incense is often used in spiritual or religious ceremonies across many cultures.
During the ceremony, they burned incense to purify the temple.
Pro Tip 2/3Soothing Atmosphere
Incense can create a calming environment, for meditation or relaxation.
She burned lavender incense for a soothing home atmosphere.
Pro Tip 3/3Aromatic Variety
Incense comes in many scents, each with its own mood and properties.
He chose sandalwood incense for its grounding properties.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Rituals
Incense is often used in spiritual or religious ceremonies across many cultures.
During the ceremony, they burned incense to purify the temple.
Pro Tip 2/3Soothing Atmosphere
Incense can create a calming environment, for meditation or relaxation.
She burned lavender incense for a soothing home atmosphere.
Pro Tip 3/3Aromatic Variety
Incense comes in many scents, each with its own mood and properties.
He chose sandalwood incense for its grounding properties.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Rituals
Incense is often used in spiritual or religious ceremonies across many cultures.
During the ceremony, they burned incense to purify the temple.
Pro Tip 2/3Soothing Atmosphere
Incense can create a calming environment, for meditation or relaxation.
She burned lavender incense for a soothing home atmosphere.
Pro Tip 3/3Aromatic Variety
Incense comes in many scents, each with its own mood and properties.
He chose sandalwood incense for its grounding properties.
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Izzy PIPE Hard Time
accept the prayer of your people strengthen us purify us awesome one you'll always call me Jew I mean that's their first responses they see they keep on my head and let so they just automatically call me jewel as it is written or on shall burn upon the altar of the incense of fragrant spices every morning when he cleans the lamps of the Nora he shall burn it they don't really
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Asher Jay: Art as a...
so burning of incense. Then thinking about how the target swings back and forth just waiting for them to be culled down. Moving that forward, how can we evolve this into a solution that's about having a rise in our energy consciousness? Not just moving to new energy economies, but also finding this deeper, spiritual connection to nature
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Alison Wright: Portraits...
just living in absolute squalor this woman sadly had saved up enough money to send her daughter back to burma and she drowned the first week that she got back so she was just lighting these incense for her daughter when I met her I asked these refugees they said look at this squalor that they live in I'm like how
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The history of keeping...
so they don't work at all during the night when it's dark. Many different devices have been used over the years to estimate the passage of candles and sticks of incense that burn down at fairly predictable speeds have been used, along with the hourglass. Hourglasses are devices in which fine sand
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What happened to the...
including a massive mudbrick temple structure that had a chapel deep inside, reached by a long staircase at the center. Rich gold mines helped the Kushites build a flourishing commercial network, making bronze weapons and tools and trading materials like incense,
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Kiran Bir Sethi teaches...
they were made to roll incense sticks, agarbattis, for eight hours to experience what it means to be a child laborer. It transformed them. What you will see is their journey, and then their utter conviction that they could go out and change the world.
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Natural pest control ......
of incense then I thought myself how can I be practical or or helped in the size of entomology then I moved to the world of plant protection plant protection from insects for bedbugs and then within plant protection I came into the
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Want a more just world?...
that the white ballet schools would not accept Black girls. She was incensed by that. So she came to the Black neighborhood to start teaching the dance classes herself. And you know, it took love and courage for her to do that.
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All it takes is 10...
We can't change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience it. That's the potential of meditation, of mindfulness. You don't have to burn any incense,
Video examples
Singing from the...
the other side of Soho is the man mo temple a beautiful red temple that the tourists love because they let you Instagram and while you Instagram you might just raise an incense stick to the
Video examples
Izzy PIPE Hard Time
accept the prayer of your people strengthen us purify us awesome one you'll always call me Jew I mean that's their first responses they see they keep on my head and let so they just automatically call me jewel as it is written or on shall burn upon the altar of the incense of fragrant spices every morning when he cleans the lamps of the Nora he shall burn it they don't really
Video examples
Asher Jay: Art as a...
so burning of incense. Then thinking about how the target swings back and forth just waiting for them to be culled down. Moving that forward, how can we evolve this into a solution that's about having a rise in our energy consciousness? Not just moving to new energy economies, but also finding this deeper, spiritual connection to nature
Video examples
Alison Wright: Portraits...
just living in absolute squalor this woman sadly had saved up enough money to send her daughter back to burma and she drowned the first week that she got back so she was just lighting these incense for her daughter when I met her I asked these refugees they said look at this squalor that they live in I'm like how
Video examples
The history of keeping...
so they don't work at all during the night when it's dark. Many different devices have been used over the years to estimate the passage of candles and sticks of incense that burn down at fairly predictable speeds have been used, along with the hourglass. Hourglasses are devices in which fine sand
Video examples
What happened to the...
including a massive mudbrick temple structure that had a chapel deep inside, reached by a long staircase at the center. Rich gold mines helped the Kushites build a flourishing commercial network, making bronze weapons and tools and trading materials like incense,
Video examples
Kiran Bir Sethi teaches...
they were made to roll incense sticks, agarbattis, for eight hours to experience what it means to be a child laborer. It transformed them. What you will see is their journey, and then their utter conviction that they could go out and change the world.
Video examples
Natural pest control ......
of incense then I thought myself how can I be practical or or helped in the size of entomology then I moved to the world of plant protection plant protection from insects for bedbugs and then within plant protection I came into the
Video examples
Want a more just world?...
that the white ballet schools would not accept Black girls. She was incensed by that. So she came to the Black neighborhood to start teaching the dance classes herself. And you know, it took love and courage for her to do that.
Video examples
All it takes is 10...
We can't change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience it. That's the potential of meditation, of mindfulness. You don't have to burn any incense,
Video examples
Singing from the...
the other side of Soho is the man mo temple a beautiful red temple that the tourists love because they let you Instagram and while you Instagram you might just raise an incense stick to the
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Quote examples
Nick Diaz
American Athlete
My first experience of doing martial arts was weird, real traditional, strange smell with incense burning. We did a lot of bowing, it was a lot of path of least resistance and go with the flow... Really good stuff for when you're at a young age.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
When I'm off the road, my husband and I recharge our batteries. It's a day of deep rest and connection with the spiritual, and that can be anything - going for a walk in nature, being in silence, burning incense.
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Laura Esquivel
Mexican Author
I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspective.
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Rande Gerber
American Businessman
None of our bars smell like a bar at all - that's our number one rule - and we use certain scented candles and certain types of incense in order to give our bars a specific feel and ambiance.
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Cindy Williams
American Actress
Sometimes I light incense and a candle. It's so peaceful and quiet. The steadiness of the energy and the reliability of the warmth have a calming effect.
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Brian Austin Green
American Actor
I take a baths all the time. I'll put on some music and burn some incense and just sit in the tub and think, Wow, life is great right now.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.
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Jamie Anderson
American Athlete
I bring incense, essential oils, and candles to make my hotel room feel more like home.
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Amelia Earhart
American Aviator
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
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Lena Headey
English Actress
I'm small but quite tough. When incensed, I can swing a punch.
Quote examples
Nick Diaz
American Athlete
My first experience of doing martial arts was weird, real traditional, strange smell with incense burning. We did a lot of bowing, it was a lot of path of least resistance and go with the flow... Really good stuff for when you're at a young age.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
When I'm off the road, my husband and I recharge our batteries. It's a day of deep rest and connection with the spiritual, and that can be anything - going for a walk in nature, being in silence, burning incense.
Quote examples
Laura Esquivel
Mexican Author
I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspective.
Quote examples
Rande Gerber
American Businessman
None of our bars smell like a bar at all - that's our number one rule - and we use certain scented candles and certain types of incense in order to give our bars a specific feel and ambiance.
Quote examples
Cindy Williams
American Actress
Sometimes I light incense and a candle. It's so peaceful and quiet. The steadiness of the energy and the reliability of the warmth have a calming effect.
Quote examples
Brian Austin Green
American Actor
I take a baths all the time. I'll put on some music and burn some incense and just sit in the tub and think, Wow, life is great right now.
Quote examples
John Ruskin
English Writer
You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.
Quote examples
Jamie Anderson
American Athlete
I bring incense, essential oils, and candles to make my hotel room feel more like home.
Quote examples
Amelia Earhart
American Aviator
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
Quote examples
Lena Headey
English Actress
I'm small but quite tough. When incensed, I can swing a punch.
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