What is a reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept. Note: This word is also written apsis and absis called?
apse — A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept. Note: This word is also written apsis and absis. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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