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Definition of thurifer in English: thurifernoun ˈθjʊərɪfəˈθʊrəfər An acolyte carrying a censer in a religious ceremony. 捧香炉者,捧香炉的侍僧 Example sentencesExamples - Often during Mass the thurifer swings the censer to incense the congregation, and sometimes that makes me so mad.
- The thurifer helps to engage all of our senses in prayer, heightening the solemnity of the liturgy.
- The thurifer processes directly in front of the crucifer and behind the verger, if the verger is processing.
- It was, and still is, customary for the thurifer then to incense the people in parochial churches.
- Then the thurifer might cense others around the altar - in groups - and then the rest of the congregations.
- One ascends the altar, leaving the others swinging their thurifers at its foot - hands his to the officiant and retires.
- Perhaps it is for the thurifer alone to bow to them, out of silent respect for the mystery of Christ present in his body gathered.
- The celebrant and thurifer must have been trained by baton-twirling majorettes, as they were of the school that likes to rotate the thurible through 360 degrees!
- If our contemporary thurifer had been a 1950s’ basketball player, my old Irish pastor would have benched him for being a hot dog.
- In procession, the thurifer swings the thurible at full length from his right hand.
- Acolytes serve at the altar as sub deacons and servers, crucifers, thurifers, torchbearers and lectors.
- The thurifer carries the thurible and boat when incense is used at the Eucharist or other celebrations.
- Acolytes are asked to serve one Sunday a month as torch bearers, crucifers, book holders, thurifers and servers.
- The two thurifers should be assisted by a boat bearer during the procession.
- The procession is led by the crucifer, lucifers and thurifer followed by the priest bearing the Blessed Sacrament.
- If necessary the number may be reduced to only two torchbearers and thurifer, or even just the thurifer alone.
- Our Acolytes range in age from 7 to 70 and serve as crucifers, torch-bearers, thurifers, vergers and other roles to help make our worship experience complete.
- There is not a thurifer in the country who has not at some time created the world's finest incense only to mislay the formula and then forget how they made it.
- Clouds of incense led the procession with the thurifer swinging full circles and figure eights.
- The thurifers stand, genuflect, and carry the thurible and incense into the sacristy.
OriginMid 19th century: from late Latin, from Latin thus, thur- 'incense' (from Greek thuos 'sacrifice') + -fer '-bearing'. Definition of thurifer in US English: thurifernounˈTHo͝orəfərˈθʊrəfər An acolyte carrying a censer. 捧香炉者,捧香炉的侍僧 Example sentencesExamples - The celebrant and thurifer must have been trained by baton-twirling majorettes, as they were of the school that likes to rotate the thurible through 360 degrees!
- The thurifers stand, genuflect, and carry the thurible and incense into the sacristy.
- Then the thurifer might cense others around the altar - in groups - and then the rest of the congregations.
- Often during Mass the thurifer swings the censer to incense the congregation, and sometimes that makes me so mad.
- The thurifer carries the thurible and boat when incense is used at the Eucharist or other celebrations.
- In procession, the thurifer swings the thurible at full length from his right hand.
- The procession is led by the crucifer, lucifers and thurifer followed by the priest bearing the Blessed Sacrament.
- Perhaps it is for the thurifer alone to bow to them, out of silent respect for the mystery of Christ present in his body gathered.
- The thurifer helps to engage all of our senses in prayer, heightening the solemnity of the liturgy.
- One ascends the altar, leaving the others swinging their thurifers at its foot - hands his to the officiant and retires.
- Acolytes serve at the altar as sub deacons and servers, crucifers, thurifers, torchbearers and lectors.
- The thurifer processes directly in front of the crucifer and behind the verger, if the verger is processing.
- It was, and still is, customary for the thurifer then to incense the people in parochial churches.
- Our Acolytes range in age from 7 to 70 and serve as crucifers, torch-bearers, thurifers, vergers and other roles to help make our worship experience complete.
- There is not a thurifer in the country who has not at some time created the world's finest incense only to mislay the formula and then forget how they made it.
- If necessary the number may be reduced to only two torchbearers and thurifer, or even just the thurifer alone.
- Clouds of incense led the procession with the thurifer swinging full circles and figure eights.
- If our contemporary thurifer had been a 1950s’ basketball player, my old Irish pastor would have benched him for being a hot dog.
- The two thurifers should be assisted by a boat bearer during the procession.
- Acolytes are asked to serve one Sunday a month as torch bearers, crucifers, book holders, thurifers and servers.
OriginMid 19th century: from late Latin, from Latin thus, thur- ‘incense’ (from Greek thuos ‘sacrifice’) + -fer ‘-bearing’. |