The box, casket, or other repository in which the relics of a saint are preserved. Also, a tomb-like erection of rich workmanship, enclosing the…

A reliquary or other container made of such a substance. Obsolete.

A portable or stationary shrine, often made of or adorned with costly materials, in which were deposited the remains or relics of saints; a tomb.

A box, chest, or coffer in which valuables are kept; spec. one in which the relics of a saint are preserved. Cf. shrine, n. 1 2a.

Judaism. Either of two small leather boxes, containing Hebrew texts of the Bible written on parchment, worn by Jewish males during morning prayer on…

A shrine or box containing relics. Obsolete.

A receptacle of this kind used for the exhibition of relics. Obsolete.

= feretory, n. 1.

A receptacle, often made of precious metal and richly decorated, in which a religious relic or relics are kept, as a small box, casket, or shrine.

= reliquary, n. (in various senses).

Chiefly in Spanish and Portuguese contexts: a receptacle or shrine for relics; a reliquary.

A shrine or case for the relics of a saint.

The casing of a relic.

In Japan: a portable Shinto or Buddhist shrine which is carried through the local community on ceremonial occasions to symbolize the presence of the…

A shrine.