Thurifer Definition
tho͝orə-fər
noun
An acolyte or server who carries a thurible.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Thurifer
Noun
Singular:
thurifer
Plural:
thurifersOrigin of Thurifer
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Originated 1850-55 from New Latin thÅ«rifer (“incense-bearing")/turifer, from Latin thur/tur, stem of thus (“incense"), tus + -fer (“bearing")
From Wiktionary
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Latin thūrifer incense-bearing thūs thūr- incense thurible -fer -fer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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