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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliquary
shrine
Noun
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Depending on the season (the camp opens from May through December, when temperatures are pleasant), days fill with picnics in the mountains, visits to Buddhist festivals, or merit-making ceremonies at nearby temples and shrines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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He was canonized by Pope Alexander III in 1161, and his shrine at Westminster Abbey became a major pilgrimage site in medieval England.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Reliquary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliquary. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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