thurifer

[ thoo r-uh-fer ]
/ ˈθʊər ə fər /

noun

a person who carries the thurible in religious ceremonies.

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

Words nearby thurifer

thur., thurber, thurber, james, thurgau, thurible, thurifer, thuringer, thuringia, thuringian, thuringian forest, thurl

Example sentences from the Web for thurifer

  • I hope Wilson—that's our second thurifer—won't go wrong in the Magnificat.

    Sinister Street, vol. 1 |Compton Mackenzie

  • Alexander celebrated a solemn Mass of reconciliation in St. Peters, and the king acted as thurifer.

    Pintoricchio |Evelyn March Phillipps

  • When he goes in procession he has a thurifer carried before him by the Pope's special permission.

    The Black Douglas |S. R. Crockett

  • Should the thurifer incense the Blessed Sacrament whilst Benediction is being given?

    The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, October, 1864 |Society of Clergymen

British Dictionary definitions for thurifer

thurifer
/ (ˈθjʊərɪfə) /

noun

a person appointed to carry the censer at religious ceremonies

Word Origin for thurifer

C19: from Latin, from tūs incense + ferre to carry