MEANING
A vessel in which incense is burned, especially during a religious ceremony.
Use it for
Religious processions, incense rituals, ceremonial gestures.Attach smoke to a specific object and the hand moving it.
Words that belong together
- swing a censer
- smoking censer
- silver censer
On the page
The priest swung the censer over the coffin.
A cracked censer lay among the church's discarded ornaments.
When the chain broke, the censer struck the stone floor.
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Word forms
- Base
- censer
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Often suspended on chains; distinguish censor, a person who suppresses material. Plural censers.
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