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Meaning of "thurification" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THURIFICATION

ˌθjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THURIFICATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thurification is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THURIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thurification in the English dictionary

The definition of thurification in the dictionary is the act of incense-burning.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THURIFICATION

allocation · application · authentication · certification · classification · communication · dedication · education · identification · indication · location · medication · modification · notification · publication · qualification · relocation · specification · vacation · verification

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THURIFICATION

thundery · thundrous · Thuner See · thunk · Thurber · Thurgau · Thurgovie · thurible · thurifer · thuriferous · thurify · Thuringia · Thuringian · Thuringian Forest · Thurrock · Thurs. · Thursday · Thursday Island · thus · thusly

WORDS THAT END LIKE THURIFICATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · association · citation · combination · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · evaluation · excitation · federation · formation · foundation · generation

Synonyms and antonyms of thurification in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thurification

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THURIFICATION»

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Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
Thurification ; burning incense. The way of thurification. Skellon. The Boke of Philip Sparow. And upon the shekel of the sanctuary was impress' d the image of Aaron's rod and a pot of manna, or thurible. Taylor. Rule of Conscience, book ii. ch.
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Metalwork in Medieval Islamic Art
Thurification vessels In urban Near Eastern society thurification with aromatic substances or sprinkling the body with odoriferous water was still being practiced in recent centuries. In early nineteenth century Egypt E. W. Lane observed how " in ...
Eva Baer, 1983
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Ancient Mediterranean Sacrifice
Perhaps the best-attested public ritual that we know accompanied animal sacrifice was the offering of incense; this rite, thurification, could also take place without animal sacrifice. Indeed, through the early fifth century, Christians called ...
Jennifer Wright Knust, Zsuzsanna Várhelyi, 2011
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Sixteenth-Century Poetry: An Annotated Anthology
An Annotated Anthology Gordon Braden. tides periods of time. potentially through its power. armatic aromatic. thurification burning of incense. reflair scent. corse corpse. cope cape. 490 495 500 505 510 515 520 525 530 Libe ra me In de, la, ...
Gordon Braden, 2008
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Modern Chinese Literary Thought: Writings on Literature, ...
Whereas the effects of thurification and immersion are gradual, that of stimulation is immediate. And although the effects of thurification and immersion take place without the reader's being aware of them, that of stimulation is able to suddenly ...
Kirk A. Denton, 1996
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A new dictionary of the English language ...
Thurification, — burning incense. The way of thurification. Sketton. The Boke of Philip Spar ow. And upon the shekel of the sanctuary was impress'd the image of Aaron's rod and a pot of manna, or thurible. Bp. Taylor. Rule of Conscience, b. ii.
Charles Richardson, 1856
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Religious Ceremonies and Customs: Or, The Forms of Worship ...
It is the custom of the most zealous devotees to dedicate to her, after their meals, a small piece of bread, which they cut in a triangular form, and, after thurification, elevate it to her honour. To these four general fasts must be added, that of the ...
William Burder, 1841
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A Dictionary of Archaic & Provincial Words, Obsolete ...
THURH. Through. (A.-S.) Heo brohte us blisse that is long, Al thurh hire childeringe. MS. Cotton. Calig. A. ix. f. 243. THURIBLE. A censer. {Lot.) THURIFICATION. Burning incense. THURINDALE. A pewter flagon holding about three pints. Wilts.
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1852
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The Life of Mr. Henry Dodwell; with an Account of His Works, ...
... Tertullian, (who allows it not -. to be lawful for Christians to trade in selling Frankincense) Minutiur Felix, Clemenr Alexandrinur, S.Cyprian, Origen, who argues against Thurification, as that whic gratified Demonr) ctflrnohiur, (who makesv the ...
Francis Brokesby, Edmund Halley, 1715
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete ...
THURH. Through. (A.-S.) Heu brohte us Mi sse that is long, Ai thurh hire childeringe. MS. Cotton. Calig. A. ix. f. 243. THURIBLE. A censer. {Lat.) THURIFICATION. Burning incense. THURINDALE. A pewtcrflagon holdingabout three pints. Wills.
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1872

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THURIFICATION»

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Some unhelpful National Spelling Bee context sentences
It was enough thurification to last a lifetime. “What a lovely mihrab!” Few people in the continental United States have a good grasp of what nanization is. «Washington Post, May 13»
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LI boy fails to advance in spelling bee
The Oceanside fifth-grader gave a half smile after sailing through his two onstage spelling challenges Wednesday -- "filasse" and "thurification" -- but did not ... «Newsday, May 12»
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Incensing the Host, Altars, Etc.
Thurification or incensation is an expression of reverence and of prayer, as is signified in Sacred Scripture (cf. Ps 141 [140]:2, Rev 8:3). Incense may be used if ... «Zenit News Agency, Jun 06»
REFERENCE
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