feretory
/fer-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // ˈfɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (ˈfɛrɪtərɪ, -trɪ) //
肥沃的土壤,肥沃,肥沃的土地,肥力
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n.名词 noun
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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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inreliquary
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Examples
At one time, before the erection of the reredos, the feretory must have been visible from the choir.
The fragments now in the feretory are often very fine, but are most of them sadly mutilated.
Feretory, fer′e-tor-i, n. a shrine for relics carried in processions.
This seriously affected Chichester, as the fate of the feretory of S. Richard was involved by the mandate.
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