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Thurible

A thurible (via Old French from Medieval Latin turibulum) is a metal incense burner suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. It is used in Christian churches, including those of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Assyrian Church of the East, Oriental Orthodox, Lutheran and Old Catholic denominations, as well as in…

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Use by Christian denomination

Roman MissalAs revised in 1969GospelElevationBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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Old FrenchMedieval LatinCenserIncenseWorship
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The Miller's TaleGeoffrey ChaucerThe Canterbury Tales
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Boat bearer

Incense boatDeSmall spoon
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Etymology

Use in the Bible and Early Christianity

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Thurible

Nodes134
Edges133
Triples76
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014925
Components1

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related to External links · 24
Thurible → All Saints' Church, America, Archived, Cathedral Church, Catholic Church, CS1, Dallas, February, Holy Smoke, Images, Incense, King's Lynn Archived, Mass, Orthodox Church, Retrieved, Robert, Role, Saint Matthew, September, Texas
related to Anglican Rite · 14
Thurible → Anglican, Anglo-Catholic, Catholic, Church, Deo, England, Gloria, If, In, Incense, Reformed, The, Today, Use
related to Roman Rite · 12
Thurible → Blessed Sacrament, Catholic Church, Eucharistic Adoration, General Instruction, Gospel, In Benediction, Incense, Mass, Roman Missal, Roman Rite, The, The Roman Missal
related to Lutheran Rite · 11
Thurible → Divine Service, Eucharistic, God, Gospels, In, Its, Lutheran Churches, Mass, Meal, The Book, Word
related to Boat bearer · 6
Thurible → Although, Anglican, Catholic, Latin, Lutheran, The
related to Etymology · 6
Thurible → Ancient Greek, Latin, Old French, The, The Latin, Thus
related to Ambrosian Rite · 2
Thurible → Ambrosian Rite, In
is a · 1
Thurible → huge Botafumeiro in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

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incense use priest altar censer church used also deacon censing mass churches roman thurifer three cross holy may chains metal

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Thuribleis ahuge Botafumeiro in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral0.90text
Thuriblerelated to Ambrosian RiteIn0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Ambrosian RiteAmbrosian Rite0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteUse0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteChurch0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteEngland0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteToday0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteAnglican0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteCatholic0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteReformed0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteAnglo-Catholic0.60section
Thuriblerelated to Anglican RiteIn0.60section

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