What's the difference between censer and thurible?

Censer


Definition:

  • (n.) A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) St Mark's Cathedral was packed with local clerics, visiting clergymen and dignitaries as deacons chanted sombre hymns and bearded, black-clad priests and monks recited prayers and dispensed incense smoke from censers.

Thurible


Definition:

  • (n.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "Transient Thurible metadata [has been] flowing into NSA repositories since 13 August 2012," the entry states.
  • (2) An SSO entry dated September 21, 2012, announced that "Transient Thurible, a new Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ) managed XKeyScore (XKS) Deep Dive was declared operational."

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