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teca

English translation: reliquary

16:25 Nov 29, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion
Spanish term or phrase: teca
En el Museo Diocesano de Barbastro se guardan las dos tecas de las
sucesivas consagraciones de la iglesia con sus respectivas actas.
Mariana Font
Spain
Local time: 09:24
English translation:reliquary
Explanation:
Hola Mariana,
I found a definition of "teca" in the RAE ("Cajita donde se guarda una reliquia" - see link) & "reliquary" (see second link) is "a container for relics".
Saludos,
Rosie
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Rosie Blagg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:24
Grading comment
Ok, so I suppose that the consecration certificate is kept as a relic inside a reliquary... Thanks!

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Rosie Blagg (X)


  

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reliquary


Explanation:
Hola Mariana,
I found a definition of "teca" in the RAE ("Cajita donde se guarda una reliquia" - see link) & "reliquary" (see second link) is "a container for relics".
Saludos,
Rosie


    Reference: http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=tec...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliquary
Rosie Blagg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ok, so I suppose that the consecration certificate is kept as a relic inside a reliquary... Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilberto Diaz Castro: Buenas referencias.
8 mins
agree  Daltry Gárate: Agree, I couldn't find that word
18 mins
agree  EllieMonteiro
32 mins
agree  Monica Alves: I think that might be it but it is also the word for the utensil to carry the sacred host to the sick....
50 mins
agree  Bill Greendyk
2 hrs
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