Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

censer

/ˈsɛn.sɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: cen-ser
IPA: /ˈsɛn.sɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.

noun

A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense.

Example Sentences

"A thousand wax tapers burned in honour of the Madonna. Four beautiful children swung the silver censers before her picture, till a cloud of incense arose and floated in broken masses to the fretted roof, and the whole air was heavy with perfume."
"Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: censer, censier, encensier

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛn.sɚ/
British English: /ˈsɛn.sə/

Inflected Forms

censers (plural)

Phrases

hill censer incense boat

Frequently Paired Words

incense boat

Synonyms

incense burner thurible

Homonyms

censor sensor senser

Rhymes With

spencer sensor censor tensor dispenser denser condenser spenser biosensor ensor menser mencer

Questions

How do you pronounce censer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.sɚ/.
What does censer mean?: An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
Where does censer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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