Definition of "censer" [cen•ser]

• A vessel in which incense is burned, especially during religious services. (noun)

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• "“It's called a censer and it's silver, not steel,” he says, just to show how smart he is."
• "A thurible (for my non-high-church readers) is also called a censer, the incense pot on the end of chains, used in worship."
• "A censer is a container in which incense is burned."