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thurification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thu-rifi-ca-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act, or an instance, of burning incense.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French thurification, from Late Latin thurificatio, from Latin thurificatus; equivalent to thus (“incense”) + -ification.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, thurification, thurificatio, thurificatus
  • Suffix: ification

Usage

Inflected Forms

thurifications (plural)

Questions

What does thurification mean?
The act, or an instance, of burning incense.
Where does thurification come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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