thurible
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thurible
1400–50; late Middle English turrible, thoryble < Latin t ( h ) ūribulum censer, equivalent to t ( h ) ūr- (stem of t ( h ) ūs ) incense + -i- -i- + -bulum instrumental suffix
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A meme that saw users film themselves kicking a cap off a soft drink bottle in increasingly outlandish ways, Peters’ contribution involved glancing a thurible against the top of a bottle of port.
From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2019
Pegboard is the altar of the weekend hobbyist, home to the literal tools of his worship — not crucifix or thurible, but claw hammer and crescent wrench, each hanging neatly on its own hook.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2016
As the priest circled the altar with his thurible, the men prayed as if in the middle of Friday prayers at a great mosque.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2013
Bathos hovers throughout, not least when what looks like a thurible is reverently lowered from the roof – and turns out to be a lampshade.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012
Strong men, to whom tears had been a half forgotten memory, wept as the thurible was waved over the casket and the wreaths of incense smoke ascended toward the dome.
From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.
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