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Webster 1913 Edition

Censer

Cen′ser

,
Noun.
[For
incenser
, fr. OF.
encensier
, F.
encensoir
, fr. LL.
incensarium
,
incensorium
, fr. L.
incensum
incense. See
Incense
, and cf.
Incensory
.]
A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.
☞ The ecclesiastical censer is usually cup-shaped, has a cover pierced with holes, and is hung by chains. The censer bearer swings it to quicken the combustion.
Her thoughts are like the fume of frankincense
Which from a golden
censer
forth doth rise.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Censer

CENSER

,
Noun.
A vase or pan in which incense is burned. Among the Jews, a kind of chafing-dish, covered by a dome, and suspended by a chain, used to offer perfumes in sacrifices.

Definition 2024

censer

censer

English

Censer

Noun

censer ‎(plural censers)

  1. An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
  2. A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense

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References

  • “censer” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • “censer” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "censer" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman censier, from encensier, from encens ‎(“incense”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.sə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.sɚ/
  • Homophones: censor, sensor

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