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Meaning of "censer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CENSER

ˈsɛnsə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENSER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Censer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CENSER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of censer in the English dictionary

The definition of censer in the dictionary is a container for burning incense, esp one swung at religious ceremonies Also called: thurible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENSER

biosensor · censor · commencer · condenser · Despenser · dispenser · ENSA · extensor · fencer · incenser · incensor · Mensa · photosensor · precensor · recensor · sensor · spencer · Spenser · suspensor · tensor

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENSER

cens · cense · censor · censorable · censorial · censorian · censorious · censoriously · censoriousness · censorship · censual · censurability · censurable · censurableness · censurably · censure · censure motion · censurer · census · census data

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENSER

Abbe condenser · cash dispenser · cleanser · jet condenser · licenser · Liebig condenser · merganser · recompenser · red-breasted merganser · responser · rinser · surface condenser · suspenser

Synonyms and antonyms of censer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «censer» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CENSER

Find out the translation of censer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of censer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «censer» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

香炉
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

incensario
570 millions of speakers
en

English

censer
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

धूपदानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبخرة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

кадило
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

incensário
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ধুনুচি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

encensoir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Censer
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Räucherfass
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

香炉
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

향로
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Censer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lư trầm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கலசத்தை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सनसनाटी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

buhurluk
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

incensiere
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kadzielnica
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

кадило
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cădelniță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θυμιατό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wierookbak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rökelsekar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

røkelseskar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of censer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENSER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of censer
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about censer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENSER»

Discover the use of censer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to censer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Reconstruction of White Southern Womanhood, 1865-1895
Researching the story of elite southern white women's successful quest for a measure of independence between antebellum strictures and the restored patriarchy of Jim Crow, this study shows how they rethought and rebuilt themselves during a ...
Jane Turner Censer, 2003
2
North Carolina Planters and Their Children, 1800-1860
Jane Turner Censer draws on an impressive array of primary and secondary sources to show that southern planters, at least in their relations with their children, were caring, affectionate, and surprisingly egalitarian.
Jane Turner Censer, 1990
3
The Golden Censer The Duties of To-day, the Hopes of the Future
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
John McGovern, 2012
4
The French Press in the Age of Enlightenment
Jack Censer's achievement in this volume is to marshal a vast literature in order to provide a coherent and original interpretation of the role of the French press in the dissemimation of social and political ideas in the pre-Revolution ...
Jack Censer, 2002
5
The angel with the censer, and other poems
B M. Gronow. THE ANGEL WITH THE CENSER. 'Twas hard for him to grasp this truth, And yet he wished for light; So kneeling there, he tried to pray To God that Christmas night. And when within the Church's walls The midnight bell was rung,  ...
B M. Gronow, 1883
6
Macanché Island, El Petén, Guatemala: Excavations, Pottery, ...
One partially reconstruct- ible flanged censer of Mumiil Composite was recovered from CPHEP excavations in pit 3, in Late Postclassic midden outside the structure on the northwest corner of the mound. 1ntersite references: See La Justa ...
Prudence M. Rice, 1987
7
Incense Magick
There is a special adaptation of the cone censer that takes on a special role in more than one religion. Often called a thurible, some censers are suspended by a chain and can be easily carried or swung to disperse incense smoke over a wide ...
Carl F. Neal, 2012
8
Press and Politics in Pre-revolutionary France
Chapter Five English Politics in the Courrier d' Avignon JACK R. CENSER Even as the Old Regime was collapsing, its political press continued to focus on events in foreign lands. Newspapers published within France kept their attention ...
Jack Richard Censer, Jeremy D. Popkin, 1987
9
Visions and Revisions of Eighteenth-Century France
Christine Adams, Jack R. Censer. 19. independence and its aftermath: the domestic angle h h h h h h h The Square of the Slovak National Uprising was the place to be at midnight, January 1, 1993. The site of so many spectacles associated ...
Christine Adams, Jack R. Censer, 2010
10
Calmet's dictionary of the Holy Bible: with the Biblical ...
It consists of a Censer, properly speaking, with its dish, in which it stands. This dish is certainly a preservative to the hand of the bearer, from the effects of the fire enclosed in the Censer itself. No. 2. a Censer used in Arabia, from Niebuhr; who ...
Augustin Calmet, Charles Taylor, 1830

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENSER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term censer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UMW Toyota Motor recalls 29985 vehicles in Malaysia
In a statement today, UMW Toyota Motor stated that it will contact all affected customers to carry out the censer corrective measures. Affected ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
2
Speak Out: When the fire goes out
It says Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it and offered profane fire before the Lord, ... «Anniston Star, Jun 15»
3
The remarkably uniform structure of Scripture
And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, ... «WND.com, Jun 15»
4
“The Third Phase” Parashat Korach 5775
Moshe immediately tells Aharon to take a censer of incense and to run through the camp. Aharon does this, and the plague is stopped. In fact ... «The Times of Israel, Jun 15»
5
Longshan Temple halves censers used in worship
Under the new policy, the temple's lesser deities are to be allocated only one censer, while the two larger central censers devoted to the ... «Taipei Times, Jun 15»
6
10 Mayan objects you shouldn't miss at World Museum Liverpool
Anthropomorphic Censer (Late Post Classic Period),AD1250-1550, Ceramic. The figure, from Mayapan, Yucatan, and dating from the period ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
7
Made in Japan
Lot 285: A fine Japanese, Meiji period, mixed metal and bronze tripod censer. Signed Hiroki. 15.5cm high. Estimate: £3,500-4,500. Enlarge. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
St. Agnes upholds tradition of Corpus Christi
Michael P. Orsi stirs the censer with burning incense during a Corpus Christi procession at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Naples, Fla. on ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 15»
9
Mourners gather at funeral of DC family brutally killed in their home
Demetrios blessed the caskets by swinging a censer as they were returned to the hearses. Afterward, friends — still trying to make sense of the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
10
Why I Am NOT Leaving the Catholic Church
Smoky incense emits from the censer and lilts its way heavenward as a sweet, aromatic supplication – an offering, a gift – to the Lord above. «Patheos, May 15»
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