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thurible


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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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