reliquary

rel·i·quar·y (r

-kw

)

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

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)

Translations

reliquary [ˈrelɪkwərɪ] N → relicario m

reliquary [ˈrɛlɪkwəri] n → reliquaire m

reliquary

n → Reliquiar nt, → Reliquienschrein m

reliquary [ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ] n → reliquiario

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Chase chased Chasing container feretory give chase inviolability inviolable Inviolableness inviolably Philatory shrine	Rich reliquary Of lofty contemplation left to Time By buried centuries of pomp and power Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context A golden chain, to which was attached a small reliquary of the same metal, hung round her neck. Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context 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. Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context	religious right religious rite religious ritual religious school religious sect religious service Religious Society of Friends religious song religious support religious support plan religious support team religious text religious trance religious writing religiousism religiously religiousness Relik reline Relinquent relinquish relinquished Relinquisher relinquishing relinquishment reliquary relique reliquiae Reliquian Reliquidate Reliquidation reliquism relish Relishable relishing relistening relive reliving rellies reload reloading Reloan relocatable building relocatable program relocate relocated relocation relocation costs Relodge Relove relucent	relining Relinquent relinquere relinquish relinquish relinquish relinquish over relinquish to relinquished relinquished relinquished relinquished property relinquisher relinquisher relinquisher relinquishes relinquishes relinquishes relinquishing relinquishing relinquishing relinquishing claim to relinquishment relinquishment relinquishment relinquishment by gift relinquishments relinquishments reliquaries reliquaries reliquary relique reliquiae Reliquian Reliquidate Reliquidation Reliquify reliquism reliquum reliquus relish relish relish relish Relishable Relishable Relishable relished relished relished relishes relishes relishes relishing relishing relishing relistening relit Reliterate relive relive

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Chase
chased
Chasing
container
feretory
give chase
inviolability
inviolable
Inviolableness
inviolably
Philatory
shrine

Rich reliquary Of lofty contemplation left to Time By buried centuries of pomp and power

Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context

A golden chain, to which was attached a small reliquary of the same metal, hung round her neck.

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

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.

Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context

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