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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReliquie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁeˈliːkvi̯ə/
"Das prunkvolle Reliquiar stand auf dem Hochaltar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A container or shrine for holding or displaying sacred relics, such as the bones, clothing, or other objects associated with a saint or martyr.
"The medieval cathedral proudly displayed the golden reliquary containing the bones of the local martyr." - 2
A treasured keepsake box or locket worn as jewelry to hold a lock of hair or sentimental item.
"She wore a silver reliquary around her neck containing a faded photograph of her grandfather."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'reliquarium', meaning a chest or shrine for relics, stemming from the Latin 'reliquiae' (remains). It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French 'reliquaire', shifting from a general container of remnants to a sacred vessel specifically housing religious artifacts or saints' bones.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reliquary" is said worldwide
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reliquaire
Transliteration: /ʁə.li.kɛʁ/
"Le reliquaire en or est conservé dans la crypte de l'église."
Reliquie
Transliteration: /ʁeˈliːkvi̯ə/
"Das prunkvolle Reliquiar stand auf dem Hochaltar."
reliquario
Transliteration: /re.liˈkwaː.rjo/
"Il reliquario d'argento è decorato con pietre preziose."
relicario
Transliteration: /re.liˈka.ɾjo/
"El relicario antiguo guardaba los restos del santo patrono."
relicário
Transliteration: /ʁe.liˈka.ɾi.u/
"O relicário de prata continha uma mecha de cabelo da rainha."
पवित्र अवशेष पात्र
Transliteration: pavitr avshesh patra
"मन्दिर में संतों के अवशेषों के लिए एक पवित्र अवशेष पात्र है।"
圣物箱
Transliteration: shèng wù xiāng
"这个中世纪的圣物箱是用黄金和宝石制成的。"
성유물함
Transliteration: seong-yu-mul-ham
"대성당에는 오래된 성유물함이 보관되어 있다."
聖遺物箱
Transliteration: seibutsubako
"教会には金で作られた聖遺物箱があります。"
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