rel·i·quar·y (r l  -kwr  )n. pl. rel·i·quar·ies A receptacle, such as a coffer or shrine, for keeping or displaying sacred relics. [French reliquaire, from Old French, from relique, relic, from Late Latin reliquiae, sacred relics; see relic.] |
reliquary [ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ]
n pl -quaries
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints
[from Old French reliquaire, from relique relic]
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| Noun | 1. |  reliquary - a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
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