Bible Encyclopedias
Fereter

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

usually indicates the portable shrine in which the relics of saints are carried about in procession; it is also applied to the fixed shrines or tombs in which the bodies or relics of saints are deposited.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fereter'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/fereter.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.