thurible

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθjʊərɪbəl/

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

censer — see censer

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 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.