incension

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin incensio. See incense (to inflame).

Noun

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incension (countable and uncountable, plural incensions)

  1. (obsolete) The act of heating or burning
    • 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:
      subtile or windy spirits are taken off by incension or evaporation

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