censer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

thurible

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