Incensers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A vessel designed to hold incense and release its fragrance through heat
2. an implement that dispenses aromatic substances during rituals or ceremonies
3. a component used in various religious practices to enhance spiritual atmosphere by producing scented smoke

Etymology: "Incensers" is simply the plural of "incenser," a noun for a vessel in which incense is burned. The word is built from "incense," itself a noun meaning aromatic material that gives off fragrant smoke when burned, plus the suffix "-er," which marks a thing or person that performs an action, here the burning of incense. Because "incense" is the base, the word carries the sense of scented smoke rising during ritual, the same idea that gives the term its ceremonial flavour.

Synonyms: censer, thurible, smudge pot, incense burner, perfumer