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reliquary

/ˈrɛl.ɪ.kwər.i/

Tradução: Recipiente, frequentemente ornamentado, usado para guardar ou expor relíquias religiosas sagradas, especialmente de santos. No catolicismo, costuma designar o cofre onde ficam as relíquias sobre o altar.

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noun

/ˈrɛl.ɪ.kwər.i/C2formalart
  • ptRecipiente, frequentemente ornamentado, usado para guardar ou expor relíquias religiosas sagradas, especialmente de santos. No catolicismo, costuma designar o cofre onde ficam as relíquias sobre o altar.

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.

    ptRelicário

    • 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.

    Sinônimosshrine

Formas
  • reliquaries plural form
  • reliquaries' possessive plural form
  • reliquary's possessive singular form