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thu·ri·ble

(tho͝or′ə-bəl)

A censer used in certain ecclesiastical ceremonies or liturgies.

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

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thurible

(ˈθjʊərɪbəl)

(Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for censer

[C15: from Latin tūribulum censer, from tūs incense]

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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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Noun

thurible - a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

censer

vessel - 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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thurible

[ˈθjʊərɪbl] N → incensario m

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thurible

n (Eccl) → (Weih)rauchfass nt, → Räucherfass nt

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