Meaning & use
reliquary
A container, often ornately decorated, used to hold and display sacred relics.
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The cathedral displayed a gold reliquary said to contain a fragment of an ancient saint's bone.
Pilgrims traveled for weeks to see the famous reliquary housed in the abbey.
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Reliquaries were especially common in medieval Christian churches, often crafted from precious metals and gemstones.
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