Reliquary

/ˈɹɛlɪkwɛɹi/

Synonyms for "reliquary" (114 found)

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Noun(3 words)

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altar reliquarybone reliquarycultural archiveheritage archivememory archiveportable reliquary

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church reliquarygold reliquarymedieval reliquaryornate reliquaryreliquary chest

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Sample sentences

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Antonio discovered that the reliquary was empty.

Source: tatoeba (11776068)

The exhibit, called "Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary," sheds light on the history and traditions of the region.

Source: tatoeba (12305700)

“… There is an ivory virgin of the fourteenth century. I once found a buyer for that piece, but the old boy would not sell it.[…]The other piece—the one that concerns us—is known as the Borgia reliquary.”

Source: wiktionary

And whether you think of those little cans as intellectual puzzles or reliquaries or scams, there are surprises inside.

Source: wiktionary

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