Incense vs. Incensed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Incense and Incensed
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Definitions
Incense
Incense is aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt. The term is used for either the material or the aroma.
Incensed
To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.
Incense
To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.
Incensed
To perfume with incense.
Incense
To perfume with incense.
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Incensed
To burn incense to (a deity, for example) as a ritual offering.
Incense
To burn incense to (a deity, for example) as a ritual offering.
Incensed
An aromatic substance, such as wood or a gum, that is burned to produce a pleasant odor.
Incense
An aromatic substance, such as wood or a gum, that is burned to produce a pleasant odor.
Incensed
The smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance.
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Incense
The smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance.
Incensed
A pleasant smell.
Incense
A pleasant smell.
Incensed
Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
Incense
A perfume used in the rites of various religions.
Incensed
Simple past tense and past participle of incense
Incense
(figurative) Homage; adulation.
Incensed
Angered; enraged.
Incense
(transitive) To anger or infuriate.
I think it would incense him to learn the truth.
Incensed
Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.
Incense
(archaic) To incite, stimulate.
Incensed
Angered at something unjust or wrong;
An indignant denial
Incensed at the judges' unfairness
A look of outraged disbelief
Umbrageous at the loss of their territory
Incense
(transitive) To offer incense to.
Incense
(transitive) To perfume with, or as with, incense.
Incense
(obsolete) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
Incense
To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incenseThy glorious heap of funeral.
Incense
To inflame with anger; to enrage; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
The people are incensed him.
Incense
To offer incense to. See Incense.
Incense
To perfume with, or as with, incense.
Incense
The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
A thick cloud of incense went up.
Incense
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.
Incense
Also used figuratively.
Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,With incense kindled at the Muse's flame.
Incense
A substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
Incense
The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned;
Incense filled the room
Incense
Perfume especially with a censer
Incense
Make furious
