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thurifer
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thu·ri·fer  (thr-fr)
n.
An acolyte who carries a thurible.
[Latin thrifer, incense-bearing : ths, thr-, incense; see thurible + -fer, -fer.]
thurifer [ˈθjʊərɪfə]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a person appointed to carry the censer at religious ceremonies
[from Latin, from tūs incense + ferre to carry]
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Noun1.thurifer - an acolyte who carries a thurible
acolyte - someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
Translations
thurifer [ˈθjʊərɪfəʳ] N → monaguillo m que lleva el incensario


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