thurify

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Verb

thurify (third-person singular simple present thurifies, present participle thurifying, simple past and past participle thurified)

  1. (transitive) To cense; to perfume with incense.
    • 1641, Josuah Sylvester, Du Bartas his Divine Weekes and Workes, page 574:
      The smoak of Censing, smoak of Thurifying
    • 1736, Bernard Picart, The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World:
      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.
    • 1881, William Burder, The History of All Religions of the World, page 235:
      After this, the mitre is again set on his holiness's head, and the first cardinal-deacon thurifies him three times successively.