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<h1>Incendiary</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"di*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Incendiaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>incendiarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incendiaire</ets>. See <er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.</def>

<blockquote>Several cities . . . drove them out as <b>incendiaries</b>. <i>Bentley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Incendiary</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"di*a*ry</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incendiarius</ets>, fr. <ets>incendium</ets> a fire, conflagration: cf. F. <ets>incendiaire</ets>. See <er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; <as>as, <ex>incendiary</ex> material; as <ex>incendiary</ex> crime.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious.</def>

<i>Paley.</i>

<cs><col>Incendiary shell</col>, <cd>a bombshell. See <er>Carcass</er>, 4.</cd></cs>

<h1>Incendious</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"di*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incendiosus</ets> burning, hot.]</ety> <def>Promoting faction or contention; seditious; inflammatory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Bacon</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>In*cen"di*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<h1>Incensant</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"sant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Incense</er> to anger.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect.</def>

<h1>Incensation</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In`cen*sa"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The offering of incense.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Encyc. Brit.</i>

<h1>Incense</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cense"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Incensed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Incensing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>incensus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>incendere</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + root of <ets>candere</ets> to glow. See <er>Candle</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to <b>incense</b> Thy glorious heap of funeral. <i>Chapman.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.</def>

<blockquote>The people are <b>incensed</b> him. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire; instigate.</syn>

<h1>Incense</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In"cense</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Incensed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Incensing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[LL. <ets>incensare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>encenser</ets>. See <er>Incense</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To offer incense to. See <er>Incense</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>