/ ˈsensə(r); NAmE / noun
a container for holding and burning incense (= a substance that produces a pleasant smell), used especially during religious ceremonies
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French censier , from encensier , from encens from ecclesiastical Latin incensum something burnt, incense, neuter past participle of incendere set fire to, from in- in + the base of candere to glow.