incensory

in·cen·so·ry
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/ˈɪn.sɛn.s(ə)ɹi//ɪnˈsɛn.s(ə)ɹi/

noun

Synonym of censer (“religious ornamental container for burning incense”).

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censer
OriginMedieval Latin incēnsōrium →
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Meanings

nounincensory (plural incensories)

plural incensories

  1. Synonym of censer (“religious ornamental container for burning incense”).

    Synonyms: censer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of censer (“religious ornamental container for burning incense”).

Similar
censer

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinincēnsōrium
  2. Medieval Latinincēnsōrium
  3. Englishincensory

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incēnsōrium. First attested in 1598. By surface analysis, incense + -ory.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with incensory

sensorydispensarysomatosensorymultisensoryextrasensorychemosensorysuspensoryaudiosensoryauditosensorybiosensorybisensoryelectrosensorygenitosensoryhemisensoryhygrosensoryintersensorylaterosensorymagnetosensorymechanosensorymonosensoryneurosensorynonsensoryorosensoryosmosensory
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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