reliquary.

a container or shrine made to hold sacred relics

Use it for

Words that belong together

• silver reliquary
• jeweled reliquary
• saint's reliquary

On the page

A silver reliquary rested behind the chapel grille.

The pilgrim knelt before the reliquary.

Its empty reliquary was the abbey's last surviving treasure.

Usage notes

Primary curation section: Gothic. Specifically associated with relics, often of saints; not a generic jewelry box or tomb. Plural: reliquaries.