Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-CENS'ING, ppr.

Inflaming to anger; irritating; exasperating.

IN-CENS-ION, n. [L. ince-nsio, from intend, to burn.]

The act of kindling; the state of being on fire. Bacon,

IN-CENSIVE, a.

Tending to excite or provoke. Barrow.

IN-CENSO-RY, n.

The vessel in which incense is burnt and offered. [We generally use Censer.] Ainsworth.

IN-CEN'SURA-BLE, a.

Not censurable. Dwight.

IN-CENTIVE, a. [Low L. incentivus, from incendo, to burn.]

Inciting; encouraging or moving. Competency is the most incentive to industry. Decay of Piety.

IN-CEN'TIVE, n. [Low L. incentivum.]

1. That which kindles or inflames; used now in a figurative sense only.
2. That which moves the mind or operates on the passions; that which incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur. The love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two most powerful incentives to action.

IN-CEN'TIVE-LY, adv.

Invitingly; encourngingly.

IN-CEP'TION, n. [L. inceptio, from incipio, to begin; in and capio, to take.]

Beginning. Bacon. I hope this society will not be marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. Battle.

IN-CEP'TIVE, a. [L. inceptivus, from incipio, to begin.]

Beginning; noting beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action. A point is inceptive of a line, and a line is inceptive of a surface.

IN-CEP'TIVE-LY, adv.

In a manner noting beginning.

IN-CEP'TOR, n.

A beginner; one in the rudiments. Walion

IN-CER-A''TION, n. [L. incero, from ara]

The act of covering with wax.

IN-CER'A-TIVE, a.

Cleaving to like wax.

IN-CERT'AIN, a. [in and certain.]

Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. Fairfax.

IN-CERT'AIN-LY, adv.

Doubtfully.

IN-CERT'AIN-TY, n.

Uncertainty; doubt. Davies.

IN-CERT'I-TUDE, n. [L. incertitude, from intertus; in and certus, certain.]

Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt. Spenser.

IN-CESSA-BLE, a.

Unceasing; continual. [Little used.] Shelton.

IN-CES'SA-BLY, a.

Continually; unceasingly.

IN-CES'SAN-CY, n. [from incessant.]

Unintermitted continuance; unceasingness. Dwight.

IN-CES'SANT, a. [L. in and cessans, from cesso, to cease.]

Unceasing; unintermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant rains; incessant clamors. Milton. Pope.

IN-CES'SANT-LY, adv.

Without ceasing; continually.

IN'CEST, n. [Fr. incente; L. incestunt; in and status, chaste.]

The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by the law of a country. Spiritual incest, is a like crime committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. It is also understood of a vicar or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other. Encyc.

IN-CEST'U-OUS, a.

1. Guilty of incest; as, an incestuous person.
2. Involving the crime of incest; as, an incestuous connection.