What's the difference between incensory and thurible?

Incensory


Definition:

  • (n.) The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible.

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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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