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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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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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

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.