reliquary
noun
rel·i·quary
ˈre-lə-ˌkwer-ē 
plural reliquaries
: a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept
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Surak regretted that they were stored this way and not placed in proper reliquaries in locations where they could be venerated.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Stavanger Cathedral’s reliquary was believed to have been lost 500 years ago, the museum said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Using neutron imaging preserved the pendant while revealing five small reliquary packages of silk and linen holding bone splinters.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2023
The most beautiful physical object is surely the casting mold for a sculpture of the rind of an enormous winter squash, presented as a reliquary atop a rough-hewn altar, that was the centerpiece of an uninhibited 1971 performance.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Stavanger Cathedral’s reliquary was believed to have been lost 500 years ago, the museum said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Using neutron imaging preserved the pendant while revealing five small reliquary packages of silk and linen holding bone splinters.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2023
The most beautiful physical object is surely the casting mold for a sculpture of the rind of an enormous winter squash, presented as a reliquary atop a rough-hewn altar, that was the centerpiece of an uninhibited 1971 performance.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
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reliquary
noun
rel·i·quary
ˈrel-ə-ˌkwer-ē
plural reliquaries
: a small box or shrine in which sacred relics are kept
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