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thurifer

 
Dictionary: thu·ri·fer   (thʊr'ə-fər) pronunciation

n.
An acolyte who carries a thurible.

[Latin thūrifer, incense-bearing : thūs, thūr-, incense; see thurible + -fer, -fer.]


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IN BRIEF: The act, process, or an instance of perfuming, particularly as a religious ritual of swinging a vessel containing burning incense.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an acolyte who carries a thurible


 
 
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