亚洲网紅露点

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censer

[ sen-ser ]

noun

  1. a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.


censer

/ 藞蝉蓻苍蝉蓹 /

noun

  1. a container for burning incense, esp one swung at religious ceremonies Also calledthurible
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of censer1

1200鈥50; Middle English < Anglo-French, aphetic variant of ensenser < Medieval Latin 颈苍肠别苍蝉腻谤颈耻尘. See incense 1, -er 2
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In ornately decorated vestments, dozens of priests and officiants took part, swinging smoking incense censers and chanting the liturgy.

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A Russian Orthodox priest said prayers and swung a censer before Chekalov's coffin, and mourners stepped forward to kiss it.

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A Russian Orthodox priest said prayers and swung a censer before Chekalov's coffin as family, friends and former colleagues, some holding bunches of flowers, bade farewell, Reuters video showed.

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Contemporary Maya religious practice suggests that giant censers like those in the show were treated as living beings, to be fed, clothed, coddled and placated.

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The young priest prayed and swung his censer.

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