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

How to use thurible in a sentence

Two other priests drew a silvern thurible upon wheels down the length of the temple and around each of its columns.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity|Alexandre Kuprin
Thurible, thū′ri-bl, n. a censer of metal for burning frankincense.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The Pope then puts incense into the thurible for the procession, and the first Card.
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome|Charles Michael Baggs
According to Sarum and Bangor, the thurible, as well as the lights, attended the Gospel to the lectern.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

It is supposed to have been formed to allow a thurible to be suspended therefrom into the church below.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich|C. H. B. Quennell

British Dictionary definitions for thurible

thurible

/ (ˈθjʊərɪbəl) /

noun

another word for censer

Word Origin for thurible

C15: from Latin tūribulum censer, from tūs incense

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