(reliquary)
21reliquary — [ rɛlɪkwəri] noun (plural reliquaries) a container for holy relics. Origin C16: from Fr. reliquaire, from OFr. relique (see relic) …
22reliquary — noun (C) a container for religious objects that are connected with holy people …
23Reliquary — a container for the relics of a saint; many were expensively gilded and jewelled ♦ A chest, box, or shrine, often elaborately decorated, in which a saint s relics were kept. Reliquaries were often the focal point of pilgrimages. (Lynch, Joseph H …
24reliquary — rel·i·quary …
25reliquary — Рака …
26reliquary — rel•i•quar•y [[t]ˈrɛl ɪˌkwɛr i[/t]] n. pl. quar•ies a repository or receptacle for relics • Etymology: 1650–60; < MF reliquaire < ML reliquiārium= L reliqui(ae) remains (see relic) + ārium ary …
27reliquary — /ˈrɛləkwəri/ (say reluhkwuhree) noun (plural reliquaries) a repository or receptacle for a relic or relics. {Medieval Latin reliquiārium, from Latin reliquiae, plural, remains. See relic} …
28reliquary — This word (from the Latin reliquiae, meaning remains or remnants ) refers to a container for keeping the relicsof a saint or martyr; reliquaries range in size from small coin sized containers to elaborately decorated receptacles similar to a… …
29reliquary — n. container for holy relics …
30reliquary — n. (pl. ies) esp. Relig. a receptacle for relics. Etymology: F reliquaire (as RELIC) …
