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Incense vs Acerra - What's the difference?

incense | acerra |

As nouns the difference between incense and acerra

is that incense is a perfume used in the rites of various religions while acerra is (in ancient rome ) a small box for holding incense.

As a verb incense

is to anger or infuriate.

incense

English

Noun

(wikipedia incense)
  • A perfume used in the rites of various religions.

    • Derived terms

    * incense boat * incense cedar

    Verb

  • To anger or infuriate.
    • I think it would incense him to learn the truth.
  • (archaic) To incite, stimulate.
  • To offer incense to.
    • (Chaucer)
  • To perfume with, or as with, incense.
  • * Marston
    • Incensed with wanton sweetes.
  • (obsolete) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
  • * Chapman
    • Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labour to incense / Thy glorious heap of funeral.

    acerra

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia acerra) (en noun)
  • (in Ancient Rome ) A small box for holding incense
  • (in Ancient Rome ) A small sacrificial altar
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