Etymograph

English

thurification

Thurification comes from Latin thurificatus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthurificatus1
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEthurificatio1
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600thurification1
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1827thurification1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English thurification
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1827, Henry Taylor, Isaac Comnenus: a play: “They lay [a shield and spear] on the altar,…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthurificatusWiktionary, English thurification
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEthurificatioWiktionary, English thurification
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600thurificationWiktionary, English thurification
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1827thurificationWiktionary, English thurification. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1827, Henry Taylor, Isaac Comnenus: a play: “They lay [a shield and spear] on the altar,…”

Formed from ification

Every English word from Latin thurificatus

Today it means

noun The act, or an instance, of burning incense.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thurification”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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