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thurible

thu·rible

UK/ˈθjʊəɹɪbəl/ US/ˈθ(j)ʊɹɪbəl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

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Origin

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”).

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