1. past tense and past participle of cense; to perfume or fumigate with incense, especially in a religious ceremony
Usage: often used in religious or liturgical contexts; transitive verb

Examples

• The priest censed the altar with fragrant incense during the morning service.
• The sanctuary was censed before the congregation arrived.
• In the Catholic tradition, the deacon censed the gifts at the offertory.
• The air was censed with myrrh and frankincense.
• They censed the relics as part of the solemn procession.