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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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Rich reliquary Of lofty contemplation left to Time By buried centuries of pomp and power A golden chain, to which was attached a small reliquary of the same metal, hung round her neck. In the centre of this crowd, the grand officers of the Brotherhood of Fools bore on their shoulders a litter more loaded down with candles than the reliquary of Sainte-Geneviève in time of pest; and on this litter shone resplendent, with crosier, cope, and mitre, the new Pope of the Fools, the bellringer of Notre-Dame, Quasimodo the hunchback. |
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