Incense ( other Greek θυμίαμα , from θυμιάω - burn, smoke; similar to church incense ( levon )) - aromatic resin, incense burned during worship in Judaism and Christianity [1] ( Lev. 2: 1 ; Num. 5 : 15 ; Exodus 43:23 ). In the Jerusalem temple, incense was burned on a special altar as a sacrifice to God ( Exodus 30: 1-10 ; Mal. 1:11 ; Rev. 5: 8 ).
In addition to worship, incense incense, in accordance with the dogmatic definition (oros) of the VII Ecumenical Council , is used in the practice of icon veneration (along with candlelight, kissing and bowing).
The composition of incense (incense) is very dependent on historical and cultural traditions. Often, it means incense resin, although the modern church "incense" in most cases has little in common with it.
In an ironic sense, the phrase “smoking incense” means flattering to praise someone [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Incense - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
- ↑ Smoking incense // Fedorov, A. I. Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language: approx. 13 000 phraseological units / A. I. Fedorov. - 3rd ed., Rev. - M .: Astrel: AST, 2008. - 878, [2] p.
Links
- Incense // Biblical Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus . - M. , 1891-1892.