The priest walked among the parishioners several times, spreading the smell of incense from the censer.
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Censer
/ˈsɛn.sɚ/
Synonyms for "censer" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (25)
crueteucharistialfumigatorholy crossholy grailholy waterholy-water sprinklerhosticonincense burnerincensorymatzomenorahmezuzahmikvahmonstranceodoratorodorizerosculatoryostensorium
Noun(2 words)
designincense burner
Related words (41)
perfumerphylacteriesphylacterypietapomanderpotpourripouncet-boxprayer shawlprayer wheelpurse atomizerpyxrelicrelicsroodrosarysachetsacramentalsacred relicssacring bellsanctus bell
Noun(2 words)
regional variantritual implement
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
7 entriesgilded censerlocal termornate censerportable censerregional termsilver censerstanding censer
Collocations
6 entriesbronze censergilded censerornate censerpendant censerportable censersilver censer
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
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Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
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