Meanings
nounstaurotheke (plural staurothekes)
plural staurothekes
- A reliquary containing fragments of the True Cross.
Origin
- Ancient Greekθήκη“case, box”
- Englishstaurotheke
From stauro- + Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, box”).
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Italian stauroteca
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APA
staurotheke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staurotheke
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“staurotheke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staurotheke. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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