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thurifer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acolyte |
Examples of thurifer
thurifer
Not only easy but true for my father was indeed the thurifer at his local parish church for 40 years.
From the guardian.co.uk
Well, that's all well and good for you, m'dear, but my dad was a million miles away from a thurifer.
From the guardian.co.uk
It included a nearly hour-long procession led by a robed figure, known as a thurifer, swinging a ceremonial incense holder.
From the latimes.com
Offer martyrdom and a stained-glass window to the first tourist to trip over a guy rope, the office of weekend thurifer to the camp's most proficient spliff roller, and you're golden.
From the guardian.co.uk
- An acolyte who carries a thurible
- A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. ...
- The acolyte in charge of incense; carries the thurible at the head of ecclesiastical processions, hands it to various ordained ministers when their liturgies require its use.
- An acolyte or server who swings the thurible that holds the incense.
- A censer-bearer; an acolyte. (121)
