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Webster 1913 Edition

Thurible

Thu′ri-ble

,
Noun.
[L.
thuribulum
,
turibulum
, from
thus
,
thuris
, or better
tus
,
turis
, frankincense, fr. Gr. [GREEK] a sacrifice, an offering, from [GREEK] 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thurible

THU'RIBLE

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Noun.
[L. thuribulum, from thus, thuris, frankincense.]
A censer; a pan for incense. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

thurible

thurible

English

Noun

thurible ‎(plural thuribles)

  1. A censer.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
      […] and then Father Conroy handed the thurible to Canon O’Hanlon and he put in the incense and censed the Blessed Sacrament […]

Translations

References

  • “thurible” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • “thurible” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "thurible" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Etymology

Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English turrible, from thoryble, from Latin thūribulum ‎(“censer”), equivalent to thūs ‎(“incense”) (root: thūr-) from Ancient Greek θύος ‎(thúos, “burnt offering”) + -bulum ‎(“instrumental suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθjʊərɪbəl/

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