reliquary

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɛlɪkwɛɹi/, /ˈɹɛlɪkwəɹi/

Noun

reliquary (plural reliquaries)

1. A container to hold or display religious relics.
2. (figuratively) An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.
3. (legal) A person who owes a balance.

Related terms

• relic

Translations

• French: reliquaire
• German: Reliquienschrein, Reliquiar
• Italian: reliquiario, lipsanoteca
• Portuguese: relicário
• Russian: реликва́рий
• Spanish: relicario

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