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Definition of
reliquary noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
reliquary
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈrɛləˌkwɛri
/
/
(
pl.
reliquaries
)
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a container in which a
relic
of a holy person is kept
See
reliquary
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reliquary
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