Octavia, swinging her satchel like a censer, as if she were performing some act of thurification over her completed tasks, replied demurely.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cressy] Reference

But according to the Book of Changes, number three belongs to Yang, which is the symbol of heaven, sacredness, purity, restfulness and the origin of life, according to Venerables Thich Thanh Hue and Tue Nha's book, "The customs and rites of thurification".    From Wordnik.com.  [西儒 ─ The Western Confucian] Reference