Synonyms for reliquary

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rel-i-kwer-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛl ɪˌkwɛr i

Définition of reliquary

Origin : "receptacle for keeping relics," 1650s, from French reliquaire (14c.), from relique (see relic).

noun container for relics

Example sentences :

In some towns they have, in the cemetery, a bone-house or reliquary.
Extract from : « Shawl-Straps » by Louisa M. Alcott

Jane brought it to Con as to the proper keeper of the reliquary.
Extract from : « The Celt and Saxon, Complete » by George Meredith

She rushed for a little box which she had converted into a sort of reliquary.
Extract from : « Jacqueline, Complete » by (Mme. Blanc) Th. Bentzon

Menstir, a reliquary; poolire, a leathern bookcase or satchel.
Extract from : « The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland » by Daniel Wilson

It is circular in form, and was probably intended as a reliquary.
Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,

In the Reliquary at Berlin, the figures of the saints are too short.
Extract from : « Pintoricchio » by Evelyn March Phillipps

I called it an amulet: rightly, I should have said a reliquary.
Extract from : « A Son of Perdition » by Fergus Hume

The chaplain, holding the reliquary in his hands by the stem I have spoken of.
Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 » by Various

Then the other armory was opened, and the reliquary was taken out by the chaplain.
Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 » by Various

He takes the reliquary from the Abbess and throws it into one of the open graves.
Extract from : « Master Olof » by August Strindberg

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