What does censer mean?
Definitions for censer
ˈsɛn sərcenser
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Princeton's WordNet
censer, thuriblenoun
a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
Wiktionary
censernoun
An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
censernoun
A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Censernoun
The pan or vessel in which incense is burned.
Etymology: encensoir, Fr.
Here’s snip, and nip, and cut, and slish, and slush,
Like to a censer in a barber’s shop. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.Antoninus gave piety in his money, like a lady with a censer before an altar. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.
Of incense clouds,
Fuming from golden censers, hid the mount. Par. Lost, b. vii.
Wikipedia
Censer
A censer, incense burner, perfume burner or pastille burner is a vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form. They vary greatly in size, form, and material of construction, and have been in use since ancient times throughout the world. They may consist of simple earthenware bowls or fire pots to intricately carved silver or gold vessels, small table top objects a few centimetres tall to as many as several metres high. Many designs use openwork to allow a flow of air. In many cultures, burning incense has spiritual and religious connotations, and this influences the design and decoration of the censer. Often, especially in Western contexts, "censer" is used for pieces made for religious use, especially those on chains that are swung through the air to spread the incense smoke widely, while "perfume burner" is used for objects made for secular use. The original meaning of pastille was a small compressed mixture of aromatic plant material and charcoal that was lit to release the odour, and pastille-burners were designed for this, for use in the home. Pastilles were made at home until their heyday in the early 19th century, and the burners are often made in pottery or porcelain.Some types could also be used as pomanders, where the perfume diffuses slowly by evaporation rather than burning.
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censer
A censer is a container, often made out of metal, in which incense is burned during a religious ritual or ceremony. It is typically designed with a handle for easy transport and may have holes in the top to allow the smoke to escape.
Webster Dictionary
Censernoun
a vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned
Etymology: [For incenser, fr. OF. encensier, F. encensoir, fr. LL. incensarium, incensorium, fr. L. incensum incense. See Incense, and cf. Incensory.]
Wikidata
Censer
Censers are any type of vessels made for burning incense. These vessels vary greatly in size, form, and material of construction. They may consist of simple earthenware bowls or fire pots to intricately carved silver or gold vessels, small table top objects a few centimetres tall to as many as several metres high. In many cultures, burning incense has spiritual and religious connotations, and this influences the design and decoration of the censer.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Censer
sens′ėr, n. a pan in which incense is burned. [O. Fr. censier, encensier (mod. encensoir)—Low L. incensorium—L. incendĕre, incensum, to burn.]
Anagrams for censer »
scener
screen
scerne
secern
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of censer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of censer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- مبخرةArabic
- кади́лницаBulgarian
- encenserCatalan, Valencian
- kadidelniceCzech
- DuftrauchbrennerGerman
- θυμιατόGreek
- botafumeiro, incensarioSpanish
- kadilo, suitsutusastiaFinnish
- encensoirFrench
- turíbulo, botafumeiro, incensarioGalician
- բուրվառArmenian
- turibolo, incensiereItalian
- בָּזִיךHebrew
- 香炉Japanese
- 향로Korean
- assumptoque thuribulo,Latin
- kadzidłoPolish
- turíbulo, incensárioPortuguese
- кади́льница, кури́льница, кади́лоRussian
- rokelsekarSwedish
- lư hươngVietnamese
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