censers
Swinging incense vessels
Censers are containers for burning incense, typically metal vessels suspended on chains that can be swung to spread fragrant smoke.
They appear most often in religious ceremonies—Catholic masses, Orthodox liturgies, Buddhist rituals: The priest swung the censer as he processed down the aisle.
The word is singular censer.
Sacred ritual table
- massQuantity of matter
- processionFormal moving line
- swingingMoving in arcs
- chainLinked segments forming length
sanctuary · chapel · cathedral · clergy · priest · acolyte · deacon · vestments
Religious reverence and praise
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- offeringSomething presented or given
purification · meditation · blessing · sacred · ceremony · ritual · sanctification · veneration
Aromatic resin for incense
- myrrhFragrant gum from trees
- sandalwoodAromatic wood from tropical trees
- copalFragrant tropical tree resin
- resinViscous plant secretion
smoke · fragrant · aromatic · perfumed · smoldering · wafting · pungent · sweet-smelling
altar
Sacred ritual table
- massQuantity of matter
- processionFormal moving line
- swingingMoving in arcs
chain · sanctuary · chapel · cathedral · clergy · priest · acolyte · deacon · vestments · sacristy
worship
Religious reverence and praise
offering · purification · meditation · blessing · sacred · ceremony · ritual · sanctification · veneration · oblation
frankincense
Aromatic resin for incense
- myrrhFragrant gum from trees
- sandalwoodAromatic wood from tropical trees
- copalFragrant tropical tree resin
resin · smoke · fragrant · aromatic · perfumed · smoldering · wafting · pungent · sweet-smelling · oud
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
metalwork · filigree · perforated · lid · bowl · chains · ornate · crafted · engraved · handheld
- incensefrankincense, myrrh, sandalwood, joss stick, joss sticks
- Buddhist objectsBuddha, Buddha statues, Buddha images, prayer wheels, prayer flag
- church furnishingsaltar cloth, pew, altar rail, baptismal font, pews
- Maya archaeologyTikal, Chichen Itza, stelae, glyphs, hieroglyphs
- medieval arttapestry, ivory carvings, Book of Kells, fresco, Lindisfarne Gospels
- Mesoamerican artAztec art, Aztec relics, codices, stelae, jade carvings
censersextinguishers
Devices that quell flames
snuffers · ashtrays · air purifiers · ventilators · fans