See Also: reliquary(dictionary)
reliquary(dictionary)

throes (oh) and reliquary (oh)


throes (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: thrag 'time']
in the throes of sth
formal in the middle of a very difficult situation
::a country in the throes of a profound economic crisis
-see also death throes

reliquary (oh)



[C] technical
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: reliquaire, from Latin reliquiae; RELIC]
a container for religious objects that are related to holy people