- feretories
- fer·e·to·ry || 'ferɪtɔrɪ /-trɪ n. reliquary, container or receptacle or shrine for storing relics of saints
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feretory — [fer′ə tôr΄ē] n. pl. feretories 〚altered < ME fertre < OFr fiertre < L feretrum, a litter, bier < Gr pheretron < pherein, BEAR1〛 1. a portable reliquary 2. a place for keeping this * * * fer·e·to· … Universalium
Relics — • An object, notably part of the body or clothes, remaining as a memorial of a departed saint Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Relics Relics … Catholic encyclopedia
feretory — [ fɛrət(ə)ri] noun (plural feretories) rare a portable shrine containing the relics of a saint. ↘a chapel containing such a shrine. Origin ME: from OFr. fiertre, via L. from Gk pheretron bier , from pherein bear, carry … English new terms dictionary
feretory — /ˈfɛrətri/ (say feruhtree), / təri/ (say tuhree) noun (plural feretories) 1. a shrine, usually portable, designed to hold the relics of saints. 2. a room or chapel in which shrines were kept. {blend of Latin ferētrum bier and repository;… …
feretory — [fer′ə tôr΄ē] n. pl. feretories [altered < ME fertre < OFr fiertre < L feretrum, a litter, bier < Gr pheretron < pherein, BEAR1] 1. a portable reliquary 2. a place for keeping this … English World dictionary
