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thurible
[ thoor-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈθʊər ə bəl /
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noun
a censer.
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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
Words nearby thurible
thunk, Thur., Thurber, Thurber, James, Thurgau, thurible, thurifer, Thuringer, Thuringia, Thuringian, Thuringian Forest
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Word Origin for thurible
C15: from Latin tūribulum censer, from tūs incense
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