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reliquary

[ rel-i-kwer-ee ]
/ ˈrɛl ɪˌkwɛr i /
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noun, plural rel·i·quar·ies.

a repository or receptacle for relics.

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Origin of reliquary

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

Words nearby reliquary

religious house, religious order, Religious Right, Religious Society of Friends, relinquish, reliquary, relique, reliquiae, relish, relive, relleno
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Words related to reliquary

arca, feretory

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British Dictionary definitions for reliquary

reliquary
/ (ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ) /

noun plural -quaries

a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints

Word Origin for reliquary

C17: from Old French reliquaire, from relique relic
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