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CENSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does censer mean? 

CENSER (noun)
  The noun CENSER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CENSER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CENSER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

censer; thurible

Hypernyms ("censer" is a kind of...):

vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)


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