1) Arca 2) Shrine
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1) Container 2) French word used in English
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A reliquary (also referred to as a shrine or by the French term châsse) is a container for relics. These may be the purported physical remains of saints, such as bones, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures. The authenticity of any given relic is often a matter of debate; for that reason, some church...
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a small box or shrine used to hold relics
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• (n.) A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.
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(from the article `ceremonial object`) ...skeleton (such as the skull, hand, finger, foot, or tooth), a piece or lock of hair, a fingernail, or garments or fragments of clothing. Such ... From the 12th century onward, but particularly in the 13th and 14th centuries, copper-gilt chalices were relatively common, especially in Italy, ... ...
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Casket or vessel made to hold a relic or relics of a saint, generally made of precious metals and often richly decorated with gold, gems, and enamel. Particularly fine examples date from the early...
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Urn or container for the relics of a saint or martyr.
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Rel'i·qua·ry noun ;
plural -ries (-rĭz). [ Late Latin
reliquiarium ,
reliquiare : confer French
reliquaire . See
Relic .] A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.
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A container for relics. Often reliquaries were in the form of caskets, though it was quite common for them to be shaped like statues or body parts (such as hands or heads).
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A reliquary is a small chest, box, or casket, used to contain reliques. Depositories of this kind were very common in British churches previous to the Reformation. They were made of wood, iron, or other metals, and occasionally of stone and they were always more or less ornamented, and sometimes were covered with the most costly embellishments.
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A container or receptacle, such as a casket, coffer or shrine, for keeping or displaying sacred religious relics. Usually made of a richly decorated, precious material such as gold or silver or ivory. Often reliquaries containing human relics were shaped like statues or like life-size body parts (such as hands or heads). From the Latin reliquiae, s...
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n] - a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
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reliquary A container or shrine where relics; such as, the remains of a saint are kept.
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[Ivanhoe] small box, casket, or shrine for keeping a relic
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noun a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
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A container, often richly ornamented, holding the remains of a saint which can be displayed to the faithful.
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