heiligenschrijn

Dutch

Etymology

From heilige (“holy man, saint”) +‎ schrijn (“shrine”)

Noun

heiligenschrijn n (plural heiligenschrijnen, diminutive heiligenschrijntje n)

  1. a coffin-like reliquary
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