cense
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of cense
1300–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of incense 1
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Wilfred deserted his father's Evangelical plainness for High Church Anglo-Catholicism with its in cense, vestments and Roman-style ritual.
From Time Magazine Archive
All week long, the aromatic smell of in cense filled the churches of Rome.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last month the commission canceled its recent li cense renewal for Manhattan's WPIXTV.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vain to dream, the wise to doubt shall cense; Young men be glad, and old depart in peace!
From Poems by Rogers, Samuel
The word leve or leave has very much the same signification as the word cense or cess.
From The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury by Hibbert, Francis Aiden
In the vestibule Bishop Schrembs censed the Cardinal Legate, presented him with a crucifix and aspersorium.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the altar is sprinkled seven times or three times with water not mixed with chrism, and the altar-table is washed therewith and censed and wiped with a linen cloth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
But Serge continued: 'I have often thought of the stone-saints that have been censed in their niches for centuries past.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile
Afterwards the altar is scraped and cleansed; then the altar-cloths and ornaments having been sprinkled with holy water are placed upon the altar, which is then to be censed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
After the “Te Deum” had been sung, the celebrant, accompanied by his attendants, censed the crèche, to the sound of violins, double-basses, and other instruments.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
In the central light is the Agnus Dei; while in the other six encircling quatrefoils are angels censing, and representing Blessing, Glory, Honour, Power, Wisdom and Strength.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)
What means this, signior Deliro? all this censing?
From Every Man out of His Humour by Jonson, Ben
At either extremity of this panel stands a figure censing the corpse with a circular thurible.
From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Fisher, A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh)
Next he anoints with chrism the twelve internal and twelve external wall-crosses, afterwards perambulating the church thrice inside and outside, censing it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
A serpent is under the feet of the Madonna, who is sitting on a throne; angels censing are on either side without the quatrefoil.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy
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