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accensor

/ækˈsɛnsɚ/

accensor noun: one of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

Noun

accensor (plural accensors)

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

Forms of accensor

pluralaccensors

Origin of accensor

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

Questions about accensor

What does accensor mean?
Accensor means one of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
What part of speech is accensor?
Accensor is a noun.
How do you pronounce accensor?
Accensor is pronounced /ækˈsɛnsɚ/.
What is the plural of accensor?
The plural of accensor is accensors.

Words near accensor in the dictionary

  1. accending
  2. accends
  3. accensed
  4. accension
  5. accensions
  6. accensor
  7. accensors
  8. accent
  9. accent acute
  10. accent circumflex
  11. accent diamond

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