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Meaning of Censer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈsɛn.sə

Definitions

An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense.

Equivalents

العربية المبخرة مبخرة مدخنة

Azərbaycanca buxurdan

Bosanski kadilo kadionica кадило кадионица

Català encenser peveter

Čeština kadidelnice

Deutsch Duftrauchbrenner Rauchfaß Thuribulum Turibulum Weihrauchfass Weihrauchschwenker

Ελληνικά θυμιατό

Español botafumeiro incensario pebetero turíbulo turífero

Suomi kadilo suitsukeastia suitsuttaja suitsutusastia

Français censer encensoir

Gaeilge túiseán

Galego botafumeiro incensario turíbulo

ગુજરાતી ધૂપિયું

Hrvatski kadilo kadionica кадило кадионица

Հայերեն բուրվառ

Bahasa Indonesia pedupaan turibulum wiruk

Italiano incensiere turibolo

日本語こうろ香炉

ქართული საცეცხლური

한국어 향로

Latina tūribulum

Македонски кадилница кадило кандилка

Монгол бойпор

Nederlands wierookvat

Polski kadzidło kadzielnica trybulárz

Português incensário turíbulo

Română cădelniță

Русский кадило кади́льница кури́льница

Shqip temjanícë

Српски kadilo kadionica кадило кадионица

Svenska rökelsekar

Tagalog dupaan insensaryo

Türkçe buhurcu buhurdan

Tiếng Việt lư hương

Examples

“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.”

“Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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