thurify

English

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.

Related terms

• thurification