feretory

[ fer-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈfɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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noun, plural fer·e·to·ries.

a container for the relics of a saint; reliquary.

an enclosure or area within a church where such a reliquary is kept.

a portable bier or shrine.

Origin of feretory

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English fertre, feretory, firetree, from Old French fiertre, from Latin feretrum, from Greek phė́retron “bier, litter”

Words nearby feretory

Ferdinand VI, Ferdinand VII, Ferdus, ferdutzt, fere, feretory, Fergana, Fergus, Fergus Falls, Ferguson, fergusonite

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Example sentences from the Web for feretory

At one time, before the erection of the reredos, the feretory must have been visible from the choir.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester|Philip Walsingham Sergeant
This seriously affected Chichester, as the fate of the feretory of S. Richard was involved by the mandate.
Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901)|Hubert C. Corlette
The fragments now in the feretory are often very fine, but are most of them sadly mutilated.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester|Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Feretory, fer′e-tor-i, n. a shrine for relics carried in processions.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for feretory

feretory

/ (ˈfɛrɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries mainly RC Church

a shrine, usually portable, for a saint's relics

the chapel in which a shrine is kept

Word Origin for feretory

C14: from Middle French fiertre, from Latin feretrum a bier, from Greek pheretron, from pherein to bear

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单词	feretory
释义	feretory [ fer-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈfɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR feretory ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fer·e·to·ries. a container for the relics of a saint; reliquary. an enclosure or area within a church where such a reliquary is kept. a portable bier or shrine. Origin of feretory First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English fertre, feretory, firetree, from Old French fiertre, from Latin feretrum, from Greek phė́retron “bier, litter” Words nearby feretory Ferdinand VI, Ferdinand VII, Ferdus, ferdutzt, fere, feretory, Fergana, Fergus, Fergus Falls, Ferguson, fergusonite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for feretory At one time, before the erection of the reredos, the feretory must have been visible from the choir. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester\|Philip Walsingham Sergeant This seriously affected Chichester, as the fate of the feretory of S. Richard was involved by the mandate. Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901)\|Hubert C. Corlette The fragments now in the feretory are often very fine, but are most of them sadly mutilated. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester\|Philip Walsingham Sergeant Feretory, fer′e-tor-i, n. a shrine for relics carried in processions. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for feretory feretory / (ˈfɛrɪtərɪ, -trɪ) / noun plural -ries mainly RC Church a shrine, usually portable, for a saint's relics the chapel in which a shrine is kept Word Origin for feretory C14: from Middle French fiertre, from Latin feretrum a bier, from Greek pheretron, from pherein to bear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to feretory arca
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feretory

noun, plural fer·e·to·ries.

Origin of feretory

Words nearby feretory

Example sentences from the Web for feretory

British Dictionary definitions for feretory

noun plural -ries mainly RC Church

Word Origin for feretory

Words related to feretory