feretrum

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noun

A kind of medieval reliquary or shrine containing the sacred effigies and relics of a saint.

OriginLatin feretrum ← Ancient Greek φέρετρον →
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Meanings

nounferetrum (plural feretra)

plural feretra

  1. historicalA kind of medieval reliquary or shrine containing the sacred effigies and relics of a saint.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφέρετρον
  2. Latinferetrum
  3. Englishferetrum

Learned borrowing from Latin feretrum, from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron). Doublet of feretory.

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APA

feretrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feretrum

MLA

“feretrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feretrum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feretrum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feretrum.

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