reliquary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

WordNet

Rel"i*qua*ry noun
Etymology
LL.reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire. See Relic.
Wordforms
plural -ries
Definitions
  1. A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.

Webster 1913