thurible
/ˈθ(j)ʊɹɪbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A censer, especially one hanging on a chain.
Example Sentences
- "[…] and then Father Conroy handed the thurible to Canon O’Hanlon and he put in the incense and censed the Blessed Sacrament […]."
- "1981, Dennis G. Michno, A Manual for Acolytes, Episcopal Church (Morehouse Publishing), page 55, The celebrant may fill the thurible with incense before the entrance, or may instruct the thurifer to do so."
- "The young priest took the thurible from the altar boy and moved along the coffin. The metal of the container chinked against the chains at each flicking movement. Although the blue smoke disappeared quickly, Catherine smelled it all around her in the porch."
- "1998, David Philippart, Serve God with Gladness: A Manual for Servers, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (Liturgy Training Publications), page 41, If you are carrying a bowl thurible, hold it with both hands. Hold it away from your body. Gently move it back and forth to send the smoke up. If you are carrying a thurible on a chain in procession, let it swing gently at your side."
Etymology
Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English turrible, from thoryble, from Latin thūribulum (“censer”), equivalent to thūs (“incense”) (root: thūr-) (from Ancient Greek θύος (thúos, “burnt offering”)) + -bulum (“instrumental suffix”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθ(j)ʊɹɪbəl/
- British English: /ˈθjʊəɹɪbəl/