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thurification|ˌθjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən|
[n. of action f. eccl. L. thūrificāre to thurify: see -fication. Cf. obs. F. thurificacion (15–16th c. in Godef.).]
The action of thurifying; the burning or offering of, or perfuming with incense.
1496Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) i. xv. 46/2 Thuryfycacyon & encensyng was by olde tyme an hyghe dyvyne worshypp. a1529Skelton Ph. Sparowe 522 With armatycke gummes..The way of thurifycation To make a fumigation. 1649Bp. Hall Cases Consc. iii. iii. (1654) 185 Some semblance of an Idolatrous thurification. 1755T. Amory Mem. (1766) II. 193 The papal rites of..bowing the body, thurifications, deosculations. 1872Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms s.v. Absolutiones 5 Prayers, thurifications, and aspersions round the bodies of the dead. |