English Explanatory Dictionary

incensory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of censer (“religious ornamental container for burning incense”).

Pronunciation

ĭn′sĕn-s(ə)rē ĭn-sĕn′s(ə)rē /ˈɪn.sɛn.s(ə)ɹi/ /ɪnˈsɛn.s(ə)ɹi/

Word forms

incensory incensories

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incēnsōrium. First attested in 1598. By surface analysis, incense + -ory.

Synonyms

censer
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