censer

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English censer, from Anglo-Norman censier, from Old French encensier, from encens (“incense”). === Pronunciation === enPR: sĕn′sər (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.sə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.sɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ) Homophones: censor, sensor Hyphenation: cen‧ser === Noun === censer (plural censers) An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies. Synonyms: incense burner, thurible Hypernym: container A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense. ==== Derived terms ==== hill censer ==== Translations ==== === See also === incense boat === References === “censer”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN, page 301, column 1. “censer, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 27 December 2006. "censer" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Further reading === “censer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === scener, creens, scerne, secern, Screen, screen == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French censer, from Old French censer, from Latin cēnsēre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɑ̃.se/ Rhymes: -e Hyphenation: cen‧ser === Verb === censer (transitive, rare) synonym of estimer / penser ==== Usage notes ==== The form censé (past participle) is much more common than others. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === cernes, cernés, crénés, crènes, encrés, encres, récens, scéner, screen == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of encenser. ==== Noun ==== censer (plural censers) (also figurative) censer (religious ornamental container for burning incense) === Etymology 2 === Compare cense and Medieval Latin censārius. ==== Noun ==== censer (plural censers) one who levies or pays a tax === Etymology 3 === Unknown. ==== Noun ==== censer (plural censers) bolter, sifter === References === == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French censer, from Latin cēnsēre. === Verb === censer to think that to esteem (transitive) to judge ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== > French: censer (inherited) === References === === Further reading === censer on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Old French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cēnsēre. === Verb === censer (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Middle French: censer (inherited)> French: censer (inherited) === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1883), “censer, v.”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], volume II (Casteillon–Dyvis), Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC, page 15, column 3.