A censer used in certain ecclesiastical ceremonies or liturgies.
[Middle English thorible, from Old French thurible, from Latin thribulum, from ths, thr-, incense, from alteration of Greek thuos, from thein, to sacrifice.]
vessel – an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
faith, religion, religious belief – a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; “he lost his faith but not his morality”