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encens

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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encens m (plural encensos)

  1. incense

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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encens

  1. second-person singular present indicative of encendre

References

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French encens, borrowed from Late Latin incēnsum, from Latin incendō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sɑ̃/
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Noun

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encens m (plural encens)

  1. incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French encens, from Late Latin incēnsum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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encens (plural encenss)

  1. incense
  2. smoke (especially from incense)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: incense

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin incēnsum, from Latin incendō.

Noun

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encens oblique singularm (oblique plural encens, nominative singular encens, nominative plural encens)

  1. incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page page of this essay:
      on doit suffumiguer le chief de encens avec ung petit de roses
      [the physician] has to infuse the patient's head from below with incense with a few rose petals

Descendants

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