Incensation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Incensation is a noun meaning (Roman Catholicism) The offering of incense.
Meaning
(Roman Catholicism) The offering of incense.
Example Sentences
After the third incensation, the censer is given to a priest, vested in surplice, who, till the end of the consecration, continues going around the altar, incensing it on all sides, save when the bishop uses the censer.
Word Forms
- incensations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incension, incense, thurification, incantationism, incameration, incremation.
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