Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incension

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-cen-sion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of heating or burning

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"subtile or windy spirits are taken off by incension or evaporation"

Etymology

From Latin incensio. See incense (“to inflame”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: incensio

Usage

Inflected Forms

incensions (plural)

Questions

What does incension mean?: The act of heating or burning
Where does incension come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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