thurifer

• Nom désignant un acolyte ou un servant qui porte l'encensoir utilisé lors des cérémonies religieuses pour brûler de l'encens.

A noun referring to an acolyte or server who carries a thurible, a censer used in religious ceremonies for burning incense.

1. Acolyte carrying a thuribleC2formal

   A person, typically an acolyte or server, who carries and operates a thurible (censer) during religious ceremonies, especially in Christian liturgy.

   Porteur d'encensoir

   • The thurifer walked slowly down the aisle, swinging the censer.
   • During the high mass, the thurifer prepared the incense.
   • The thurifer's role is to ensure the incense burns properly throughout the service.