What does "censer" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "censer"?

Common synonyms include: thurible, agnus dei, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum.

/ˈsɛn.sɚ/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
"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."
2
a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) wordnet
3
A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense.

"The priest walked among the parishioners several times, spreading the smell of incense from the censer."

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