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reliquary

[ rel-i-kwer-ee ]

noun

plural reliquaries.
  1. a repository or receptacle for relics.


reliquary

/ ˈ°ùÉ›±ôɪ°ì·ÉÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reliquary1

1650–60; < Middle French reliquaire < Medieval Latin °ù±ð±ô¾±±ç³Ü¾±Äå°ù¾±³Ü³¾, equivalent to Latin reliqui ( ae ) remains ( relic ) + -Äå°ù¾±³Ü³¾ -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reliquary1

C17: from Old French reliquaire , from relique relic
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The reliquary itself, held in the square’s church, was a series of exceedingly odd musical interactions between vocalists and the instruments in a combination of rap session and organized mystical service.

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The crown, which has been kept at the Louvre Museum while the famed cathedral underwent extensive renovation, has been placed in a newly built reliquary to replace the one from 1806.

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There are 1,500 new wooden chairs for the congregation, and a new reliquary behind the choir to hold the Crown of Thorns.

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A fragment of that relic was returned in the 1930s to Brigidine Sisters elsewhere in Ireland and is stored in a small metal reliquary, shaped like an oak tree, an image associated with Brigid.

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After the announcement of the beatification, a painting of the family was unveiled and a reliquary containing their remains was brought to the centre of the stage.

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