Etymology

thurifer

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Today it means: An acolyte who carries a thurible. Full definition →

New Latin thūrifer ← Latin thūs
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromthūs
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromthūrifer“incense-bearing”
  3. English todaythurifer

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

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