reliquary

[ rel-i-kwer-ee ]
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noun,plural rel·i·quar·ies.
  1. a repository or receptacle for relics.

Origin of reliquary

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1650–60; <Middle French reliquaire<Medieval Latin reliquiārium, equivalent to Latin reliqui(ae) remains (see relic) + -ārium-ary

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reliquary

/ (ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ) /


nounplural -quaries
  1. a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints

Origin of reliquary

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C17: from Old French reliquaire, from relique relic

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