thurifer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thurifer
1850–55; < New Latin, noun use of Latin t ( h ) ūrifer incense-bearing, equivalent to t ( h ) ūr- (stem of t ( h ) ūs ) incense + -i- -i- + -fer bearing; see -fer
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At the gospel side, flanked by taper bearers and the thurifer, Pastor Robert Mohrhardt chanted: "Make not My Father's house an house of merchandise."
From Time Magazine Archive
From a censer swung by a thurifer, the sweet smoke of incense coiled heavily into the church.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were the acolytes with lighted candles, the thurifer, with the cross-bearer, and others carrying banners; while the organ played, and the fumes of incense filled the church.
From Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times by William Henry Giles Kingston
This dignified thurifer then made the circuit of the other rooms, plying his censer.
From The Days Before Yesterday by Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
Ruskin was disappointed with his former pupil, and Pater did not hesitate to express disapprobation to private friends; while he accepted incense from a disciple, he distrusted the thurifer.
From Reviews by Oscar Wilde
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