Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Thurible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thurible \Thu"ri*ble\, n. [L. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus,
thuris, or better tus, turis, frankincense, fr. Gr. ? a
sacrifice, an offering, from ? to sacrifice.] (R. C. Ch.)
A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms,
held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially
at mass, vespers, and other solemn services. --Fairholt.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thurible
n : a container for burning incense (especially one that is
swung on a chain in a religious ritual) [syn: {censer}]
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