Reliquary
1Reliquary — Rel i*qua*ry (r?l ? kw? r?), n.; pl. { ries} ( r[i^]z). [LL. reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire. See {Relic}.] A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept. [1913 Webster] …
2reliquary — receptacle for keeping relics, 1650s, from Fr. reliquaire (14c.), from O.Fr. relique (see RELIC (Cf. relic)) …
3reliquary — ► NOUN (pl. reliquaries) ▪ a container for holy relics …
4reliquary — [rel′ə kwer΄ē] n. pl. reliquaries [Fr reliquaire < L reliquiae: see RELIC] Eccles. a case or other container in which relics are kept and displayed for veneration …
5Reliquary — A reliquary (also referred to as a shrine or by the French term chasse ) is a container for relics. These may be the physical remains of saints, such as bones, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures.… …
6Reliquary — Small box or chest in which a saint s *relics were kept. As a saint s renown grew, so the reliquary played its part as the focus of pilgrimages. The *Bayeux Tapestry shows (the later King) Harold taking an oath to accept William, duke of Normandy …
7reliquary — [[t]re̱lɪkwəri, AM kweri[/t]] reliquaries N COUNT A reliquary is a container where religious objects connected with a saint are kept …
8reliquary — A container or receptacle, such as a coffer or shrine, used to keep or display sacred relics, and usually made of a richly decorated, precious material. Reliquaries have been produced by numerous cultures. In the Christian tradition, they were …
9Reliquary of St. Maurus — Photo of the reliquary from the 2010 exhibition in Prague Castle St. Maurus reliquary is a Romanesque reliquary exhibited in the castle of Bečov nad Teplou in the west of the Czech Republic. It is considered to be the second most important… …
10Reliquary Shrine of Saint Eleutherius — The great gilt copper and enamel Reliquary Shrine of Saint Eleutherius in the cathedral of Tournai (Belgium), one of the masterpieces of Gothic metalwork, [ Doubtless the most sumptuous of all midthirteenth century reliquaries now remaining to us …
