Why do Catholics burn incense?

Vocabulary

• aesthetic Trans. IMG
  • concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
• ancient Trans. IMG
  • very old; antique
• bless Trans. IMG
  • (blessed) honor, glorify
• burn Trans. IMG
  • (burned, burnt) to set on fire; incinerate
• certain Trans. IMG
  • specific
• expensive Trans. IMG
  • high-priced, costly
• sacrifice Trans. IMG
  • an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity
• smoke Trans. IMG
  • a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance
• Tradition Trans. IMG
  • a way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group, family, society, etc., for a long time
• worship Trans. IMG
  • honoring, prayer

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