thurifer

English

Etymology

Originated 1850–55 from New Latin thūrifer (“incense-bearing”)/tūrifer, from Latin thūs, tūs (“incense”) + -fer (“bearing”)

Noun

thurifer (plural thurifers)

1. An acolyte who carries a thurible.

Translations

acolyte who carries a thurible

• Czech: turiferář m
• French: thuriféraire (fr)
• German: Thurifer, Thuriferar
• Italian: turiferario
• Spanish: turiferario (es)

References

• “thurifer”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “thurifer”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "thurifer" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.