reliquary

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛlɪkwəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɛlɪˌkwɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rel′i kwer′ē)

Inflections of 'reliquary' (n): npl: reliquaries

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rel•i•quar•y /ˈrɛlɪˌkwɛri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -quar•ies. 
  1. a container or other place for relics of a saint.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rel•i•quar•y  (rel′i kwer′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -quar•ies. 
  1. a repository or receptacle for relics.
  • Medieval Latin reliquiārium, equivalent. to Latin reliqui(ae) remains (see relic) + -ārium -ary
  • Middle French reliquaire
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reliquary / ˈrɛlɪkwərɪ/, reliquaire / ˌrɛlɪˈkwɛə/ ( -quaries)
  1. a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French reliquaire, from relique relic
'reliquary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
shrine

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