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reliquary vs container

container vs reliquary

reliquary and container both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reliquary Yes No No No
container Yes No No No
As nouns, container is a hypernym of reliquary; that is, container is a word with a broader meaning than reliquary:
  • reliquary: a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
  • container: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
reliquary (noun) container (noun)
a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Difference between reliquary and container

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