Definitions for: Reliquary

[n] a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

Webster (1913) Definition: Rel"i*qua*ry (r?l"?-kw?-r?), n.; pl. -ries
(-r[i^]z). [LL. reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire.
See Relic.]
A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics
are kept.

See Also: container