English Explanatory Dictionary

thurible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A censer, especially one hanging on a chain.

Pronunciation

/ˈθjʊəɹɪbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thurible.wav /ˈθ(j)ʊɹɪbəl/ /ˈθɝɹɪbəl/

Word forms

thurible thuribles

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”).

Related words

thurifer
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