Thū'ri-ble, n.

n. [Lat. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus, thuris, or tus, turis, frankincense, from Gr. θύος, a sacrifice, an offering, from θύειν, to sacrifice.] A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains, used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services of the Roman Catholic church. Fairholt.