thurifer

English

Etymology

Originated 1850–55 from New Latin thūrifer (“incense-bearing”)/turifer, from Latin thur/tur, stem of thūs (“incense”), tus + -fer (“bearing”)

Noun

thurifer (plural thurifers)

an acolyte who carries a thurible.

Translations

acolyte who carries a thurible

French: thuriféraire (fr) m
Italian: turiferario m

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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