Origin of thurible
Examples from the Web for thurible
Historical Examples of thurible
According to Sarum and Bangor, the thurible, as well as the lights, attended the Gospel to the lectern.
To her husband was given a thurible, filled with incense wherewith to perfume his household gods.The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2
Hubert Howe Bancroft
It is supposed to have been formed to allow a thurible to be suspended therefrom into the church below.Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich
C. H. B. Quennell
Thurible, a censer suspended by chains and held in the hand by a priest during mass and other offices of the Romish Church.The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Edited by Rev. James Wood
Thurible, thū′ri-bl, n. a censer of metal for burning frankincense.