About The Word Censer
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Censer
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What's The Definition Of Censer?
[n] a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Censer: thurible Related Terms | Find terms related to Censer: Agnus Dei | ark | asperger | asperges | aspergillum | atomizer | bambino | beadroll | beads | candle | chaplet | ciborium | cross | crucifix | cruet | eucharistial | fumigator | holy cross | Holy Grail | holy water | holy-water sprinkler | Host | icon | incense burner | incensory | matzo | menorah | mezuzah | mikvah | monstrance | odorator | odorizer | osculatory | ostensorium | parfumoir | paschal candle | pax | perfumer | phylacteries | Pieta | pomander | potpourri | pouncet-box | prayer shawl | prayer wheel | purse atomizer | pyx | relics | rood | rosary | sachet | sacramental | sacred relics | sacring bell | Sanctus bell | Sangraal | scent bag | scent ball | scent bottle | scent box | scenter | shofar | smelling bottle | spray | sukkah | tabernacle | tallith | thurible | urceole | veronica | vigil light | vinaigrette | votive candle See Also | vessel Censer In Webster's Dictionary \Cen"ser\, n. [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.
Note: 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.
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