feretory

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English

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Feretories in the church of Saint Bartholomew in Andrzejewo, Poland

Etymology

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From Middle English feretory, fertre et al., from Anglo-Norman fertre, from Latin feretrum, from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron), from the verb φέρω (phérō, I carry).

Noun

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feretory (plural feretories)

  1. A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
  2. An area of a church where relics are kept.

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