thurify

present singular third person thurifies · participle present thurifying · participle past thurified · past thurified

1. transitiveTo cense; to perfume with incense.

   The smoak of Censing, smoak of Thurifying

   1641, Josuah Sylvester, Du Bartas his Divine Weekes and Workes, page 574

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   After this, the Celebrant goes up to the Altar, thurifies it, and pronounces another Prayer, imploring the Diving Majesty to qualify him for offering up the Sacrifice &c.

   1736, Bernard Picart, The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World

   After this, the mitre is again set on his holiness's head, and the first cardinal-deacon thurifies him three times successively.

   1881, William Burder, The History of All Religions of the World, page 235