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thurifer definition

thu·ri·fer (-ə fər)

noun

an acolyte or server who carries a thurible

Etymology: ModL < L thus (see thurible) + ferre, bear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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