thurible
/ˈθjʊəɹɪbəl/US/ˈθ(j)ʊɹɪbəl/
thurible noun: a censer, especially one hanging on a chain.
Noun
thurible (plural thuribles)
- A censer, especially one hanging on a chain.
- […] and then Father Conroy handed the thurible to Canon O’Hanlon and he put in the incense and censed the Blessed Sacrament […].1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
- The celebrant may fill the thurible with incense before the entrance, or may instruct the thurifer to do so.1981, Dennis G. Michno, A Manual for Acolytes, Episcopal Church (Morehouse Publishing), page 55
thurible meaning in Tamil
thurible in Tamil
- நறும்புகைக்கலசம், நறும்புகைக் கலசம்
Forms of thurible
| plural | thuribles |
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Origin of thurible
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”).
Questions about thurible
- What does thurible mean?
- Thurible means a censer, especially one hanging on a chain.
- What is thurible in Tamil?
- Thurible in Tamil is நறும்புகைக்கலசம், நறும்புகைக் கலசம். See Thurible meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thurible?
- Thurible is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thurible?
- Thurible is pronounced /ˈθjʊəɹɪbəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of thurible?
- The plural of thurible is thuribles.
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