# censer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.sə/ · frequency rank #91,343

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

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman censier, from Old French encensier, from encens (“incense”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/censer