verb
- to perfume with incense, especially during a religious ceremony
Usage: formal; religious context
Examples
- The priest will cense the altar before the service begins.
- During the procession, an acolyte censed the congregation with fragrant incense.
- The sanctuary was censed with myrrh and frankincense.
- In traditional Catholic Mass, the deacon censed the gifts at the offertory.
- The air was heavily censed, filling the church with a sacred aroma.