Meaning & use
thurifer
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A person, often an altar server, who carries the thurible, or censer, during a religious ceremony.
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The thurifer swung the censer slowly as incense smoke drifted through the cathedral.
He served as a thurifer at his parish for several years before becoming a deacon.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Latin "thus," meaning incense, and is used mainly in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox liturgical contexts.
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