thurible

thu·ri·ble

T0196900 (tho͝or′ə-bəl)n. A censer used in certain ecclesiastical ceremonies or liturgies.

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[Middle English thorible, from Old French thurible, from Latin thūribulum, from thūs, thūr-, incense, from alteration of Greek thuos, from thūein, to sacrifice.]

thurible

(ˈθjʊərɪbəl) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for censer[C15: from Latin tūribulum censer, from tūs incense]

cen•ser

(ˈsɛn sər)

n. a container in which incense is burned. [1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, aph. variant of ensenser < Medieval Latin incensārium. See incense¹]

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thurible - a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)censervessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

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