thurible

[ thoor-uh-buhl ]

noun
  1. a censer.

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Origin of thurible

1
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

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thurible

/ (ˈθjʊərɪbəl) /


noun
  1. another word for censer

Origin of thurible

1
C15: from Latin tūribulum censer, from tūs incense

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