reliquary

noun

a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

Roots

reliquiaereliqu- · Latin · remains, relics arium-ary · Latin · place for

Synonyms for reliquary

reliquaire shrinen ciborium ossuaryn sacrarium sepulchern delubrum tombn monstrancen stupan

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The word reliquary breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: reliqu, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”); and -ary, from Latin arium (“place for”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.