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reliquary
/ˈɹɛlɪ(ˌ)kwɛɹi/
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What does reliquary mean?
noun
- A container to hold or display religious relics.
- (figuratively) An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.
- A person who owes a balance.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹɛlɪ(ˌ)kwɛɹi/
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/ˈɹɛlɪkwəɹi/
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A golden chain, to which was attached a small reliquary of the same metal, hung round her neck.
Dr. Petrie believed the Domnach to be the identical reliquary given by St. Patrick to St. Mac Cairthinn, when the latter was put in charge of the see of Clogher, in the fifth century.
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The reliquary of silver-gilt, shaped like a large human head, and supposed to contain the skull of the saint, was first placed upon the altar; next, two vials containing a dark substance said to be his blood, having been taken from the wall, were also placed upon the altar near the head.