thurible
a censer.
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Two other priests drew a silvern thurible upon wheels down the length of the temple and around each of its columns.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity | Alexandre Kuprinthurible, thū′ri-bl, n. a censer of metal for burning frankincense.
The Pope then puts incense into the thurible for the procession, and the first Card.
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome | Charles Michael BaggsAccording to Sarum and Bangor, the thurible, as well as the lights, attended the Gospel to the lectern.
It is supposed to have been formed to allow a thurible to be suspended therefrom into the church below.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich | C. H. B. Quennell
British Dictionary definitions for thurible
/ (ˈθjʊərɪbəl) /
another word for censer
Origin of thurible
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