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Meanings of
reliquary
in anglès
rus
реликварий
portuguès
relicário
espanyol
relicario
català
reliquiari
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Container for religious relics.
feretrum
Related terms
sacred vessel
català
reliquiari
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Usage of
reliquary
in anglès
1
This
reliquary
and its contents had the power to bring good fortune.
2
In some towns they have, in the cemetery, a bone-house or
reliquary
.
3
His hand trembled as he leaned on the
reliquary
's
column for support.
4
He put that
reliquary
and its precious contents under the driver's seat.
5
He put the
reliquary
back down, hard, and leaned on its pedestal.
6
Bacon's work space can be viewed in this installation as a paint-spattered
reliquary
.
7
Jane brought it to Con as to the proper keeper of the
reliquary
.
8
Most likely near the
reliquary
,
I suspect. He sipped his wine.
9
If it was only money, they would've stolen the golden
reliquary
.
10
I had a
reliquary
,
which I inherited from my royal father.
11
He lifted the
reliquary
from its pillar and hugged it to his chest.
12
The residual powder in the
reliquary
...
it
's
the same as in the tainted wafers.
13
The monks opened the
reliquary
's
lid and upended the contents into the bag.
14
The Foreskin was placed inside a rectangular glass
reliquary
made of gold and jewels.
15
Beyond the altar, he spotted a golden
reliquary
displayed within an illuminated glass enclosure.
16
Three priests brought the golden
reliquary
that contained the fragment of the holy lance.
Other examples for "reliquary"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
reliquary
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
golden reliquary
new reliquary
own reliquary
sacred reliquary
bear the reliquary
More collocations
Translations for
reliquary
rus
реликварий
portuguès
relicário
espanyol
relicario
català
reliquiari
Reliquary
through the time
Reliquary
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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