thurible

American  

[thoor-uh-buhl] / ˈθʊər ə bəl /

noun

1. a censer.

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thurible British  

/ ˈθjʊərɪbəl /

noun

1. another word for censer

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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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How does thurible compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• censer vs. thurible

Example Sentences

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

It is supposed to have been formed to allow a thurible to be suspended therefrom into the church below.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by Quennell, C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne)