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censer
noun
cen·ser
ˈsen(t)-sər 
: a vessel for burning incense
especially
: a covered incense burner swung on chains in a religious ritual
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The clanging of heavy weight in motion is like the clinking of a priest’s censer, releasing a cloud of incense, which enters the nooks and crannies of one’s life and infuses them with a certain power.
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Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
From behind the counter, the cashier pulled forth a large brass hanging censer.
—Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
The young priest prayed and swung his censer.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
When the curtain went up, an immense censer slowly swung above the stage like a pendulum, and for a couple of minutes the only sound in the house was the tolling of a funeral bell.
—Vulture, 1 Mar. 2022
At the outset, a massive censer swung slowly like a pendulum over the stage to the toll of a distant bell, leaving a trail of smoke that settled into the misty forest where the lovers discover each other.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
That airless environment of secrecy and subterfuge is thick with smoke that emanates first from a censer hanging center stage before the play begins and then clogs the sepulchral shafts of John Torres' expressive lighting throughout.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2020
Recall the Dior fall 2000 show by Galliano, which opened with a model swinging a censer while dressed as the Pope.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 May 2018
Velvet drapes and kneeling pillows, shafts of white hyacinth and censers wafting clouds of heady frankincense felt like a lot to absorb on a Monday morning.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018
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Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
From behind the counter, the cashier pulled forth a large brass hanging censer.
—Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
The young priest prayed and swung his censer.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
When the curtain went up, an immense censer slowly swung above the stage like a pendulum, and for a couple of minutes the only sound in the house was the tolling of a funeral bell.
—Vulture, 1 Mar. 2022
At the outset, a massive censer swung slowly like a pendulum over the stage to the toll of a distant bell, leaving a trail of smoke that settled into the misty forest where the lovers discover each other.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
That airless environment of secrecy and subterfuge is thick with smoke that emanates first from a censer hanging center stage before the play begins and then clogs the sepulchral shafts of John Torres' expressive lighting throughout.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2020
Recall the Dior fall 2000 show by Galliano, which opened with a model swinging a censer while dressed as the Pope.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 May 2018
Velvet drapes and kneeling pillows, shafts of white hyacinth and censers wafting clouds of heady frankincense felt like a lot to absorb on a Monday morning.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018
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“Censer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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censer
noun
cen·ser
ˈsen(t)-sər
: a container in which incense is burned
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