censer

American  

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /

noun

1. a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.

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censer British  

/ ˈsɛnsə /

noun

1. Also called: thurible.  a container for burning incense, esp one swung at religious ceremonies

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Etymology

Origin of censer

1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, aphetic variant of ensenser < Medieval Latin incensārium. See incense ¹, -er ²

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Example Sentences

Censer, sens′ėr, n. a pan in which incense is burned.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Censer is apparently the name applied to one who pays a cense or cess.

From The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury by Hibbert, Francis Aiden

And the Angel took the Censer, and filled it with fire of the Altar, and cast it to the earth, suppose without the camp, for sacrificing the goat which fell to God's lot.

From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Newton, Isaac, Sir

But let the Censer burn low, and flicker in final sickliness; the great bell called Conscience, hanging in the dome, strikes an alarm that rocks the building.

From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John

Censer masses of fog had gathered on the hill, and lurid streaks spreading far out on the sea, portended a night of storm and gloom.

From The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 by Doheny, Michael