accensor

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/ækˈsɛnsɚ//əkˈsɛnsɚ/

noun

One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

OriginEcclesiastical Latin accēnsor →
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Meanings

nounaccensor (plural accensors)

plural accensors

  1. CatholicismOne of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

Origin

  1. Ecclesiastical Latinaccēnsor
  2. Englishaccensor

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin accēnsor, from accendō (“light, kindle”) + -tor (agent noun suffix). Compare accend.

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APA

accensor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accensor

MLA

“accensor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accensor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accensor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accensor.

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