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feretoryenUK
fer·e·to·ry F0081100 (fĕr′ĭ-tôr′ē)n. pl. fer·e·to·ries 1. A receptacle to hold the relics of saints; a reliquary.2. An area of a church in which reliquaries are kept.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fertre, from Latin feretrum, from Greek pheretron, from pherein, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]feretory (ˈfɛrɪtərɪ; -trɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Roman Catholic Church) a shrine, usually portable, for a saint's relics2. (Roman Catholic Church) the chapel in which a shrine is kept[C14: from Middle French fiertre, from Latin feretrum a bier, from Greek pheretron, from pherein to bear]TranslationsferetoryenUK
feretoryIn a church, a space where major relics are kept, often treated as a chapel behind the main altar. |