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thurifer
thu·ri·fer T0197000 (tho͝or′ə-fər)n. An acolyte who carries a thurible.
[Latin thūrifer, incense-bearing : thūs, thūr-, incense; see thurible + -fer, -fer.]thurifer (ˈθjʊərɪfə) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person appointed to carry the censer at religious ceremonies[C19: from Latin, from tūs incense + ferre to carry]thu•ri•fer (ˈθʊər ə fər)
n. a person who carries the thurible in religious ceremonies. [1850–55; < New Latin, n. use of Latin t(h)ūrifer incense-bearing =t(h)ūr-, s. of t(h)ūs incense + -i- -i- + -fer -fer] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | thurifer - an acolyte who carries a thuribleacolyte - someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches |
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Related to thurifer: thuribleWords related to thurifernoun an acolyte who carries a thuribleRelated Words |