Complete Definition of "thurible"

English
Etymology
Originated 1400�50 from late Middle English turrible, from thoryble, from Latin thuribulum|thūribulum (censer), equivalent to thur-|thūr- (incense) + -i- + -bulum (instrumental suffix).

Pronunciation
IPA|/'θj��rɪb�l/

Noun
en-noun

  1. a censer.

#:*1922: and then Father Conroy handed the thurible to Canon O�Hanlon and he put in the incense and censed the Blessed Sacrament � James Joyce, Ulysses

References
R:American Heritage 2000|thurible
R:Dictionary.com|thurible
R:WordNet 2003|thurible

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