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Cense vs Mense - What's the difference?

cense | mense |

As verbs the difference between cense and mense

is that cense is to perfume with incense while mense is to adorn, bring honour to; grace.

As nouns the difference between cense and mense

is that cense is a census while mense is property, owndom; possessions.

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)

    Anagrams

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    mense

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Property, owndom; possessions.
  • (UK, dialect) manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility
  • Derived terms

    * menseful * menseless

    Verb

    (mens)
  • To adorn, bring honour to; grace.
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