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Incense

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A fragrance which arises from the burning of certain gums and burnt in connection with sundry religious observances, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church, as an expression of praise presumably well pleasing to God; a practice which Protestants repudiate as without warrant in Scripture.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Incense'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​i/incense.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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