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feretory
[ fer-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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.
feretory
/ ˈfɛrɪtərɪ; -trɪ /
noun
- a shrine, usually portable, for a saint's relics
- the chapel in which a shrine is kept
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Word History and Origins
Origin of feretory1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English fertre, feretory, firetree, from Old French fiertre, from Latin feretrum, from Greek phė́retron “bier, litter”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of feretory1
C14: from Middle French fiertre , from Latin feretrum a bier, from Greek pheretron , from pherein to bear
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Example Sentences
At one time, before the erection of the reredos, the feretory must have been visible from the choir.
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The fragments now in the feretory are often very fine, but are most of them sadly mutilated.
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Feretory, fer′e-tor-i, n. a shrine for relics carried in processions.
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This seriously affected Chichester, as the fate of the feretory of S. Richard was involved by the mandate.
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