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feretories

feretories is the plural of feretory.

Meaning of feretory

Noun

feretory (plural feretories)

  1. A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
    • His remains were placed inside a new and rich feretory, on a platform behind the high altar.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 578
    Synonyms:
    reliquary
  2. An area of a church where relics are kept.

Questions about feretories

What is feretories the plural of?
Feretories is the plural of feretory.

Words near feretories in the dictionary

  1. ferenghi
  2. ferenghies
  3. ferenghis
  4. Ferengi
  5. feres
  6. feretories
  7. feretory
  8. feretra
  9. feretries
  10. feretrum
  11. feretry

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