λειψανοθήκη — meaning in English

English meaning

• reliquary noun A container to hold or display religious relics.
• shrine noun A place considered sacred and dedicated to a deity, saint, or revered figure.

Senses

λειψανοθήκη is used for these senses in English:

• reliquary (religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.
• shrine A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

reliquary — full definition

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

shrine — full definition

1. noun A place considered sacred and dedicated to a deity, saint, or revered figure.
2. noun A collection of items honoring someone or something, arranged with reverence.
3. verb To enshrine; to treat with reverence, as if placing in a shrine.

Related Greek words