censer
Collocations
3ADJ.
unseen
CENSER + NOUN
seraphim
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
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.
A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense.
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noun — a container for burning incense (especially one that is swun
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3A 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 ro
WiktionaryThen, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
WiktionaryThe priest walked among the parishioners several times, spreading the smell of incense from the censer.
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