n. [ OF. franc free, pure + encens incense. ] A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See Incense to inflame. ] To inflame; to excite. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Incendiary. ] The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Incendiaries [ L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Incendiary device, a device designed to set a structure on fire; a firebomb. --
Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. incendiosus burning, hot. ] Promoting faction or contention; seditious; inflammatory. [ Obs. ] Bacon. -- In*cen"di*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

a. [ See Incense to anger. ] (Her.) A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (R. C. Ch.) The offering of incense. [ R. ] Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incensed p. pr. & vb. n. Incensing. ] [ L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of candere to glow. See Candle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense
Thy glorious heap of funeral. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To inflame with anger; to enrage; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people are incensed him. Shak.

Syn. -- To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire; instigate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incensed p. pr. & vb. n. Incensing. ] [ LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See Incense, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To offer incense to. See Incense. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. “Incensed with wanton sweets.” Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity. [ 1913 Webster ]

A thick cloud of incense went up. Ezek. viii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon. Lev. x. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Incense tree, the name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera (or Icica) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is called incense tree. --
Incense wood, the fragrant wood of the tropical American tree Bursera heptaphylla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Breathing or exhaling incense. “Incense-breathing morn.” Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Angered; enraged. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable incensement. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who instigates or incites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. incensio. See Incense to inflame. ] The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Incensories [ LL. incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer. ] The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + censurable: cf. F. incensurable. ] Not censurable. Dr. T. Dwight. -- In*cen"sur*a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. (Geom.) The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. [ 1913 Webster ]

Competency is the most incentive to industry. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Part incentive reed
Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. incentivum. ] That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action. [ 1913 Webster ]

The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it. South.

Syn. -- Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement; inducement; influence. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Incitingly; encouragingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Saint Vincent de Paul, or founded by him. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (R. C. Ch.) (a) Same as Lazarist. (b) A member of certain charitable sisterhoods. [ 1913 Webster ]