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thurible: synonyms: censer ???

tags: [christianity] [garniture] [rare]

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a container for burning incense, hung from chains and lightly swung side-to-side. A chained censer.

^{photo: By Ajuntament de Sant Vicenç de Montalt - Ajuntament de Sant Vicenç de Montalt, CC BY 3.0}
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He had bent his knee sideways like such a one, he had shaken the thurible only slightly like such a one, his chasuble had swung open like that of such another as he turned to the altar again after having blessed the people.

James Joyce. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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