what is incense used for
The use of incense was very common. It was employed for profane purposes as an antidote to the lassitude caused by very great heat, as perfumes are now used. Mention of its introduction into pagan worship is made by classical writers (cf. Ovid, Metamorph., VI, 14, Virgil, AEneid, I, 146).
Incense. ( 1  Latin thus , Gr. thumiama ), an aromatic substance which is obtained from certain resinous trees and largely employed for purposes of religious worship. The word is also used to signify the smoke or perfume arising from incense when burned.