thurible

[ thoor-uh-buhl ]

noun

1. a censer.

thurible

/ ˈθjʊərɪbəl /

noun

1. another word for censer

Word History and Origins

Origin of thurible¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of thurible¹

C15: from Latin tūribulum censer, from tūs incense

Example Sentences

Many looks were accessorized by personal fog machines, swung like ritual thuribles, emitting puffs of smoke into the air, blurring the edges.

From New York Times

Altar boys parade with palm fronds, a priest swings a thurible, a young woman joins her hands in prayer.

From Time

A giant thurible swings across a pond, created from the sunken floor of the old refectory.

From BBC

Pegboard is the altar of the weekend hobbyist, home to the literal tools of his worship — not crucifix or thurible, but claw hammer and crescent wrench, each hanging neatly on its own hook.

From Washington Post

Bring your processional crosses, banners, torches, thuribles, flags and streamers for this festive procession of acolytes, clergy and vergers.

From Washington Post