reliquary

IPA: riɫˈɪkwɛri

noun

  • A container to hold or display religious relics.
  • (figuratively) An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.
  • (law) A person who owes a balance.
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Examples of "reliquary" in Sentences

  • The inside of the reliquary box is ornate.
  • The Scuola still have the reliquary I think.
  • In 1899, the sacred reliquary came from Italy.
  • But the reliquary on top does have some of his bones.
  • Her relics are stored in a marble reliquary in the Basilica.
  • It burned in 1754 but the reliquary and statue being rescued.
  • Another reliquary in the cathedral houses some relics of Saint Cyril.
  • It is now preserved in a reliquary on the right side altar of the church.
  • In the place of the altar is a former reliquary, covered by a Roman tombstone.
  • The faithful often venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it.

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