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FERETORY
Etymology
Noun
feretory (plural feretories)
A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
An area of a church where relics are kept.
Synonyms
• reliquary
Source: Wiktionary
Fer`e*to*ry, n. Etym: [L. feretrum bier, Gr. ferre, E. bear to support.]
Definition: A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints. Mollett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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