Associations to the word «Reliquary»

Wiktionary

RELIQUARY, noun. A container to hold or display religious relics.
RELIQUARY, noun. (figuratively) An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.

Dictionary definition

RELIQUARY, noun. A container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints).

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche