reliquary
A container to hold or display religious relicsA container to hold or display religious relics.
» Antonio discovered that the reliquary was empty.
Значение
значений: 3A container to hold or display religious relics.
Reliquienschrein, Reliquiar
реликва́рийrelikvárij, мощевикmoščevik
реліква́рійrelikvárij
a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
(переносно)An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.
A person who owes a balance.
Примеры
предложений: 2Antonio discovered that the reliquary was empty.
The exhibit, called "Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary," sheds light on the history and traditions of the region.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
Borrowed from Middle French reliquaire (modern French reliquaire), from Late Latin reliquiBorrowed from Middle French reliquaire (modern French reliquaire), from Late Latin reliquiarium, from rēliquia (“a relic”) (English relic), noun use of reliquus (“abandoned, left behind, relict”), from relinquō (“to relinquish”), from re- (“again”) and linquō (“to leave”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.
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Формы
мн. число: reliquaries| Ед. число | reliquary |
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правильный