reliquary
a repository or receptacle for relics.
Origin of reliquary
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How to use reliquary in a sentence
Fresh orders were given to fling all relics from their reliquaries, and to level every shrine with the ground.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) | John Richard GreenEyes are dazzled by reliquaries covered with gold, and the sight of them opens every purse.
Burgundy: The Splendid Duchy | Percy AllenAs the name implies, these images opened in the manner of a triptych, and were very often used as reliquaries.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume II (of 3) | Leonard WilliamsLabarte says that the lids of these enamelled reliquaries were flat until the twelfth century, and of a gable form thenceforward.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3) | Leonard WilliamsOther bust-reliquaries belong, or have belonged, to the Cathedrals of Burgos and Toledo.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3) | Leonard Williams
British Dictionary definitions for reliquary
/ (ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ) /
a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints
Origin of reliquary
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