relikaryo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish relicario.

Noun

relikaryo

  1. locket;
    • 1999, José Rizal, Virgilio Almario, transl., El Filibusterismo, →ISBN, page 69:
      Iyon nga ang relikaryong taglay ni Maria Clara noong pista ng San Diego at dala ng habag ay ipinagkaloob ng dalaga sa isang ketongin.
      It was the same locket that Maria Clara had worn during the fiesta in San Diego and which she had in a moment of compassion given to a leper.
  2. relic;
    Synonym: agnos
    • 2007, Yakal Wika 5' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 237:
      Ang relikaryo ay mga labi o naiwang gamit ng isang namatay na tao.
      A relic is the remains or objects left behind by a person who died.
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