censer
An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremoniesAn ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
» The priest walked among the parishioners several times, spreading the smell of incense from the censer.
Meaning
2 sensesAn ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
Duftrauchbrenner, Weihrauchfass, Rauchfass
кади́лоkadílo, кури́льницаkurílʹnica, кади́льницаkadílʹnica
кади́лоkadýlo, кади́льницяkadýlʹnycja
a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense.
Weihrauchschwenker
Examples
2 sentencesThe priest walked among the parishioners several times, spreading the smell of incense from the censer.
Amidst the swinging of censers by the priests, the bride and bridegroom joined hands and received the bishop's blessing.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English censer, from Anglo-Norman censier, from Old French encensierInherited from Middle English censer, from Anglo-Norman censier, from Old French encensier, from encens (“incense”).
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Forms
plural: censersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual):thurible