n. The act or practice of burning property; arson.
n. Inflammatory or provocative action; instigation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or practice of an incendiary; malicious burning.
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n. malicious burning to destroy property
Word Usage
"All persons who, during the past year, had fallen into gross sins, such as incendiarism, theft, adultery, witchcraft, and so forth, were expected to contribute 28 ngugas, or a little over £2."