censer

[ sen-ser ]

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

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Origin of censer

1
1200–50; Middle English <Anglo-French, aphetic variant of ensenser<Medieval Latin incensārium.See incense1, -er2

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censer

/ (ˈsɛnsə) /


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

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