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feretory

feretory noun: a receptacle that houses relics of saints.

feretory: a receptacle that houses relics of saints
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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.

feretory meaning in Tamil

feretory in Tamil

திருத்தொண்டரின் கோயில்

Synonyms of feretory

Forms of feretory

pluralferetories
alternative formferetry

Origin of feretory

From Middle English feretory, fertre, feretre, et al., from Anglo-Norman fertre, from Latin feretrum (“bier, funeral litter”), from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron), from the verb φέρω (phérō, “to carry”). Doublet of feretrum.

Questions about feretory

What does feretory mean?
Feretory means a receptacle that houses relics of saints.
What is feretory in Tamil?
Feretory in Tamil is திருத்தொண்டரின் கோயில். See Feretory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is feretory?
Feretory is a noun.
What is the plural of feretory?
The plural of feretory is feretories.

Words near feretory in the dictionary

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

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