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Cene vs Cense - What's the difference?

cene | cense |

As nouns the difference between cene and cense

is that cene is holy communion while cense is (obsolete) a census.

As a verb cense is

(obsolete) to perfume with incense.

cene

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) A control gene
  • Derived terms

    * cenome ----

    cense

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To perfume with incense.
  • * Dryden
  • The Salii sing and cense his altars round.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) cense, (etyl) cens, (etyl) (lena) census.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A census.
  • (obsolete) A public rate or tax.
  • (Howell)
    (Francis Bacon)
  • (obsolete) condition; rank
  • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)

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