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thurible

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Now, with coffee one can do the same: the steam and coffee-incense rise like the smoke from a thurible; beans clink, machines whirr, chrome shines in the bright halogen light of the kitchen. All subtle sensory inputs hailing the ever-closer hit of caffeine.

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Quick take

a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for thurible.

noun

a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

See also: censer

Example sentences

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Now, with coffee one can do the same: the steam and coffee-incense rise like the smoke from a thurible; beans clink, machines whirr, chrome shines in the bright halogen light of the kitchen. All subtle sensory inputs hailing the ever-closer hit of caffeine.

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How do you use thurible in a sentence?

Now, with coffee one can do the same: the steam and coffee-incense rise like the smoke from a thurible; beans clink, machines whirr, chrome shines in the bright halogen light of the kitchen. All subtle sensory inputs hailing the ever-closer hit of caffeine.

What does thurible mean?

a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

What part of speech is thurible?

thurible is commonly used as noun.