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thurification

thurification noun: the act, or an instance, of burning incense.

Noun

thurification (countable and uncountable, plural thurifications)

  1. The act, or an instance, of burning incense.
    • They lay [a shield and spear] on the altar, and, with the customary genuflexions and thurifications, pass off.1827, Henry Taylor, Isaac Comnenus: a play, page 152

Forms of thurification

pluralthurifications

Origin of thurification

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

Questions about thurification

What does thurification mean?
Thurification means the act, or an instance, of burning incense.
What part of speech is thurification?
Thurification is a noun.
What is the plural of thurification?
The plural of thurification is thurifications.

Words near thurification in the dictionary

  1. thuribulers
  2. thuricin
  3. thurifer
  4. thuriferous
  5. thurifers
  6. thurification
  7. thurifications
  8. thurified
  9. thurifies
  10. thurify
  11. thurifying

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