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Thurible

noun
1.
A container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual).  Synonym: censer.





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"Thurible" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Hebrew love-song weaves tropical Nature's lavish wealth of flower, fruit, and fragrance into a symbolic garland, flung in passionate rapture at the feet of the beloved one. The spiritual significance of the sacred lyric only transposes the mystic melody into a higher key, and heaps the thurible of the sanctuary with the frankincense of praise, to celebrate the typical ...
— Through the Malay Archipelago • Emily Richings


Words linked to "Thurible" :   religious belief, vessel, religion, faith


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