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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I went to the pilgrim Mass and saw the famous thurible swing through the cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
A giant thurible swings across a pond, created from the sunken floor of the old refectory.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2016
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
He acquired many new possessions; the infirmary was rebuilt; the Abbot's lodgings were repaired; many ornaments, vestments, books, a silver thurible, and three new bells were procured.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey by Rev. Thomas Perkins
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