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English

Etymology

Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English turrible, from thoryble, from Latin thuribulum|thūribulum (censer), equivalent to thur-|thūr- (incense) + -i- + -bulum (instrumental suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /'θjʊərɪbəl/


Noun

  1. a censer.
  2. :*1922: and then Father Conroy handed the thurible to Canon O’Hanlon and he put in the incense and censed the Blessed Sacrament — James Joyce, Ulysses


References


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thurible \Thu"ri*ble\, n. [L. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus,
thuris, or better tus, turis, frankincense, fr. Gr. ? a
sacrifice, an offering, from ? to sacrifice.] (R. C. Ch.)
A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms,
held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially
at mass, vespers, and other solemn services. --Fairholt.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet thurible
n : a container for burning incense (especially one that is
swung on a chain in a religious ritual) [syn: censer]
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