Reliquary
11Reliquary (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Reliquary title orig = translator = author = Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Thriller publisher = Tor Books release date = 1997 media type = Paperback …
12reliquary — noun (plural quaries) Etymology: French reliquaire, from Medieval Latin reliquiarium, from reliquia relic more at relic Date: 1652 a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept …
13reliquary — /rel i kwer ee/, n., pl. reliquaries. a repository or receptacle for relics. [1650 60; < MF reliquaire < ML reliquiarium, equiv. to L reliqui(ae) remains (see RELIC) + arium ARY] * * * …
14reliquary — noun A container to hold or display religious relics …
15reliquary — Synonyms and related words: arch, barrow, beehive tomb, bone house, boundary stone, box grave, brass, burial, burial chamber, burial mound, bust, cairn, catacombs, cenotaph, chalice, charnel house, chrismal, chrismatory, ciborium, cist, cist… …
16RELIQUARY — name given to a portable shrine or case for relics of saints or martyrs; they assumed many forms, and were often rich in material and of exquisite design …
17reliquary — rel|i|qua|ry [ˈrelıkwəri US kweri] n plural reliquaries technical [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: reliquaire, from Latin reliquiae; RELIC] a container for religious objects that are related to holy people …
18Reliquary — A container for relics, i.e., typically for the bodily remains (perhaps a fragment) of a saint after his death, as well as for objects that the saint may have worn or used. Reliquaries were also used for alleged pieces of the True Cross (q.v.) …
19reliquary — a small box or shrine used to hold relics Ecclesiastical Terms …
20reliquary — rel·i·quar·y || relɪkwerɪ / kwÉ™rɪ n. building or container for storing or displaying relics (esp. sacred relics) …
