What does "cense" mean?
Cense: Condition; rank. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Additional senses
- 2.To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices. The Salii sing and cense his altars round. Dryden.
- 3.To burn or scatter incense.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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