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thurible

Meaning

A metal vessel, often with a perforated lid, designed for the burning of aromatic substances for religious or ceremonial purposes.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

Smoke swirled from the thurible, a metal pot with a lid full of holes. The sweet smell of incense filled the hushed chapel, a sacred scent meant to honor the divine. It was a familiar part of the solemn service.

The old man carefully swung the thurible. Smoke, thick with the scent of dried herbs, puffed through the holes in the metal vessel. He needed to cleanse this forgotten workshop, to chase away the lingering sorrow of failed inventions before his granddaughter arrived.

The scent filled the small room, a sweet smoke curling from the metal vessel. Incense, held within the perforated lid of the thurible, drifted through the air, a fragrant offering in the quiet space where they prepared the ancient tools.

The priest, attempting to be fancy, swung the thurible, a metal pot for burning nice-smelling stuff. Instead of holy smoke, he accidentally launched a fiery ember, which landed right on the altar boy's toupee. Now the church smells less of incense and more of singed hair and panic.

The knight, Sir Reginald the Remarkably Clumsy, bravely entered the dragon's cave. He didn't bring a sword, but a strange, lidded metal thing. He shook it, and little spicy bits fell out, making a smoky cloud. The dragon sneezed, a surprisingly tiny "achoo," and the knight tripped over a gold pile, dropping his thurible.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The incense smoke curled, fragrant and thick, from the swinging thurible. Its metal vessel, with a lid pierced by intricate patterns, released the sweet, calming scent as the priest carried it through the hushed sanctuary, a sacred rite unfolding.

The air in the deep cave grew heavy with the sweet, sharp smoke rising from the thurible. Its perforated lid allowed tendrils of incense to curl upwards, a smoky prayer released into the darkness before the ancient, moss-covered stone idol. The flickering lamplight caught the glint of the metal vessel, a ritual offering to unseen forces.

The acolyte hesitated, his hands trembling as he raised the thurible, a heavy metal vessel with a clanking lid. The sharp scent of burning juniper filled the humid air of the subterranean mushroom farm, a desperate attempt to cleanse the blight before the harvest.

The ancient wizard, Sir Reginald, frantically searched for his misplaced thurible. He needed that fancy, perforated metal vessel to burn his "special" incense, you see. Without it, his magical fart-dispelling ritual would be utterly ruined, and frankly, the dragon's breath odor was getting unbearable.

The king's prize-winning poodle, Reginald, demanded only the finest lavender smoke. His personal attendant, a bewildered squire named Bartholomew, nervously swung the gleaming thurible. Bartholomew, sweating profusely, prayed Reginald wouldn't mistake the perforated lid for a new chew toy, as he'd done with the scepter last Tuesday.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The incense swirled, a fragrant cloud escaping the ornate metal vessel as it swung. This thurible, with its small holes in the lid, held the burning resins that perfumed the hushed sanctuary, adding a tangible sense of reverence to the solemn rite.

The air thickened with sandalwood as Father Michael swung the thurible, its perforated lid releasing plumes of fragrant smoke. This metal vessel, used for burning aromatics, lent a solemn reverence to the clandestine initiation rite, a stark contrast to the desperation that had brought them here.

The acolyte carefully swung the thurible, its swinging metal vessel releasing fragrant smoke. As the aromatic smoke billowed from the perforated lid, a hush fell over the cavernous space, the scent of burning herbs meant to purify the air for the ritual ahead.

Brother Bartholomew, a man whose piety rivaled his penchant for burnt offerings, waved the ornate thurible with such gusto, it resembled a miniature medieval flamenco dancer. The fragrant smoke, intended for spiritual ascent, instead wafted toward the bishop's toupee, creating a most peculiar, perfumed halo.

The esteemed wizard, mid-incantation, fumbled for his thurible, a metal vessel with a perforated lid designed for burning fragrant herbs. Unfortunately, instead of frankincense, he’d accidentally filled it with questionable swamp gas. The ensuing olfactory assault cleared the summoning circle faster than a rogue poltergeist at a sock hop.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The acolyte solemnly swung the thurible, its perforated lid allowing fragrant smoke to waft through the hushed sanctuary, a venerable metal vessel burning incense for the sacred rites.

The acolytes, their faces etched with earnestness, carefully swung the thurible, a perforated metal vessel, filling the subterranean cavern with the pungent incense. The fragrant smoke, meant for appeasing the nascent consciousness of the bioluminescent fungi, swirled in the oppressive, mineral-rich air, a desperate plea for favor.

The acolyte nervously adjusted his alb, the metal vessel, a thurible, heavy in his gloved hand. He'd always found the burning of aromatic resins for the ritual vaguely disquieting, the fragrant smoke swirling an opaque veil before the sacred icons.

The ancient pontiff, with a practiced flourish that belied his precarious age, swung the thurible. Aromatic tendrils of frankincense, escaping the perforated lid of the metal vessel, wafted through the venerable hall, momentarily obscuring the bewildered squire who'd just tripped over a ceremonial chalice.

The High Priest of Glorp, a corpulent extraterrestrial with a penchant for glitter and existential dread, commenced the ritual. He swung the thurible, its perforated lid spewing fragrant plumes of nebula dust, hoping the aromatic substance would assuage the cosmic entity's ineffable melancholy and prevent the universe from spontaneously imploding into a sentient ball of lukewarm tapioca.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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