reliquary

Definition of reliquarynext
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
  • Leo will preside over a peace meeting in northwest Cameroon, visit an important Marian shrine in Angola and pray at a memorial to victims of a 2021 blast in Equatorial Guinea that killed more than 100 people and was blamed on negligence.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • No Route 66 road trip is complete without a stop at the First Original McDonald’s Museum in San Bernardino, California, a veritable shrine to the golden arches.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026

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“Reliquary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliquary. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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