Meaning & use
Cense
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To perfume or fumigate with incense, especially as part of a religious ritual.
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The priest censed the altar with sweet-smelling smoke before the service began.
Acolytes censed the procession as it moved slowly through the cathedral.
A note on using this word
Cense is related to 'incense' and 'censer,' the vessel used to burn and swing incense during religious ceremonies.
Words with a similar meaning
incensefumigate
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