incension

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noun

The act of heating or burning

OriginLatin incensio →
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Meanings

nounincension (countable and uncountable, plural incensions)

plural incensions

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of heating or burning

    subtile or windy spirits are taken off by incension or evaporation

    1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “I. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinincensio
  2. Englishincension

From Latin incensio. See incense (“to inflame”).

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APA

incension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incension

MLA

“incension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incension. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incension,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incension.

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