Thurification
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act, or an instance, of burning incense. countable, uncountable
"They lay [a shield and spear] on the altar, and, with the customary genuflexions and thurifications, pass off."
Example
More examples"They lay [a shield and spear] on the altar, and, with the customary genuflexions and thurifications, pass off."
Etymology
From Middle English, from Middle French thurification, from Late Latin thurificatio, from Latin thurificatus; equivalent to thus (“incense”) + -ification.
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