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 feretoryFirst recorded in 1325–75; Middle English fertre, feretory, firetree, from Old French fiertre, from Latin feretrum, from Greek phė́retron “bier, litter” Words nearby feretoryFerdinand 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
British Dictionary definitions for feretoryferetory / (ˈfɛrɪtərɪ, -trɪ) / noun plural -ries mainly RC Churcha shrine, usually portable, for a saint's relics the chapel in which a shrine is kept Word Origin for feretoryC14: 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 |
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