thurifer

English

Etymology

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

Noun

thurifer (plural thurifers)

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.

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