incense.

1. A substance burned to release a fragrant smoke, often in a ritual or ceremonial setting.

2. Make someone intensely angry.

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Words that belong together

• burning incense
• incense smoke

On the page

Incense smoke drifted between the dark wooden pillars.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: incenses.