Thesaurus results for RELIQUARY

reliquary

noun

as in shrine

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Recent Examples of reliquary Each of these reliquary sculptures reminds us that art can register loss without nostalgia and sadness without despair. —

Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Other reliquaries purported to hold strands from the Virgin Mary and even Jesus himself. —

David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025 For this special dual reliquary for Survival Kit, each piece includes details from 100 famous artists’ artworks of birds, presented along with their death dates. —

Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Other caves became reliquaries for troves of Chinese cultural and artistic artifacts. —

Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reliquary

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shrine

Noun

Its architecture and interior design likewise reinforced sumo’s connection to religion through aesthetic nods to the Shinto shrines where some tournaments had previously been held.

— Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of videos circulating online from these ceremonies show parents, children, friends, wives and husbands of the victims dancing to upbeat music playing at mosques and holy shrine sites as a dramatic representation of their grief.

— Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026