thurible

[ thoo r-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈθʊər ə bəl /

noun

a censer.

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

Example sentences from the Web for thurible

Thurible, a censer suspended by chains and held in the hand by a priest during mass and other offices of the Romish Church.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood
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
To her husband was given a thurible, filled with incense wherewith to perfume his household gods.

The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 |Hubert Howe Bancroft

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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