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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Example Sentences
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Many looks were accessorized by personal fog machines, swung like ritual thuribles, emitting puffs of smoke into the air, blurring the edges.
From New York Times
Altar boys parade with palm fronds, a priest swings a thurible, a young woman joins her hands in prayer.
From Time
A giant thurible swings across a pond, created from the sunken floor of the old refectory.
From BBC
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
Bring your processional crosses, banners, torches, thuribles, flags and streamers for this festive procession of acolytes, clergy and vergers.
From Washington Post
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