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censer

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.sə/

The English word “censer” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English censer, from Anglo-Norman censier, from Old French encensier, from encens (“incense”).

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