RELIQUARY


Meaning of RELIQUARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈre-lə-ˌkwer-ē ]

noun

( plural -quar·ies )

Etymology: French reliquaire, from Medieval Latin reliquiarium, from reliquia relic — more at relic

Date: 1652

: a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.