sahumerio

Spanish

Alternative forms

• çahumerio, sahumo, saumerio

Etymology

Nominal of sahumar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sauˈmeɾjo/ [sau̯ˈme.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -eɾjo
• Syllabification: sahu‧me‧rio

Noun

sahumerio m (plural sahumerios)

1. incense
   • 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Libro II de las Crónicas 26:16

     Mas cuando fué fortificado, su corazón se enalteció hasta corromperse; porque se rebeló contra Jehová su Dios, entrando en el templo de Jehová para quemar sahumerios en el altar del perfume.

     But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

     (KJV)

Further reading

• “sahumerio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10