reliquary

• Контейнер, часто украшенный, используемый для хранения или демонстрации священных религиозных реликвий, особенно связанных со святыми.

A container, often ornate, used for storing or displaying sacred religious relics, particularly those associated with saints.

1. Container for holy relicsC2formal

   A specially designed container, often ornate, used to hold and display sacred religious objects, particularly the remains or belongings of saints.

   Реликварий

   • The church displayed a golden reliquary containing a fragment of the saint's bone.
   • Pilgrims traveled from afar to see the ancient reliquary in the cathedral.
   • The museum's new exhibit features a beautifully carved ivory reliquary from the 14th century.

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