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reliquary

noun rel·i·quary \ˈre-lə-ˌkwer-ē\

: a container that is used to hold holy objects (called relics)

plural rel·i·quar·ies

Full Definition of RELIQUARY

:  a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept
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Origin of RELIQUARY

French reliquaire, from Medieval Latin reliquiarium, from reliquia relic — more at relic
First Known Use: 1652

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma

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