| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| reliquary |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rel·i·quar·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r l  -kwr  |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. rel·i·quar·ies
A receptacle, such as a coffer or shrine, for keeping or displaying sacred relics. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French reliquaire, from Old French, from relique, relic, from Late Latin reliquiae, sacred relics. See relic.
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