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rel·i·quar·y

(rĕl′ĭ-kwĕr′ē)

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.]

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reliquary

(ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ) or

reliquaire

n, pl -quaries

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints

[C17: from Old French reliquaire, from relique relic]

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rel•i•quar•y

(ˈrɛl ɪˌkwɛr i)

n., pl. -quar•ies.

a repository or receptacle for relics.

[1650–60; < Middle French reliquaire < Medieval Latin reliquiārium= Latin reliqui(ae) remains (see relic) + -ārium -ary]

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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

relicario

reliquaire

reliekschrijn

reliquary

[ˈrelɪkwərɪ] N → relicario m

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reliquary

[ˈrɛlɪkwəri] n → reliquaire m

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reliquary

n → Reliquiar nt, → Reliquienschrein m

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reliquary

[ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ] n → reliquiario

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