noun
reliquary
Reliquary (noun) means a box or case used to keep or show sacred religious objects.
noun
1
A box or case used to keep or show sacred religious objects.
"And whether you think of those little cans as intellectual puzzles or reliquaries or scams, there are surprises inside."
— Holland Cotter, To Bump Off Art as He Knew It (2009)
2
Something kept to preserve the memory of people or events from the past.
3
Someone who still owes an amount of money.
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Etymology
Reliquary was borrowed from Middle French reliquaire (modern French reliquaire), from Late Latin reliquiarium, from rēliquia (“a relic”; English relic), a noun use of reliquus (“abandoned, left behind, relict”), from relinquō (“to relinquish”), from re- (“again”) and linquō (“to leave”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.
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What is the meaning of reliquary?
"reliquary" (noun) means a box or case used to keep or show sacred religious objects.
What are the different meanings of reliquary?
"reliquary" has 3 main meanings: 1. A box or case used to keep or show sacred religious objects; 2. Something kept to preserve the memory of people or events from the past; 3. Someone who still owes an amount of money.
