accensor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin accēnsor, from accendō (“light, kindle”) + -tor (agent noun suffix). Compare accend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ækˈsɛnsɚ/, /əkˈsɛnsɚ/
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Noun
accensor (plural accensors)
- (Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
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