donary means An object given or donated to a sacred use. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
DONARY — [Noun] A tangible object donated for permanent sacred use. From Latin donarium ("a gift, offering"), from donare ("to give, present"). Unlike an ex-voto, which specifically commemorates a vow fulfilled, or a general offering, which may be as ephemeral as incense, a donary is a deliberate artifact of consecrated permanence. It is the weight of a silver chalice settled on an altar cloth, the muted gleam of a candle-stand in a dim chapel, the cool surface of a marble plaque set into a cloister wall—each a quiet, physical covenant between the temporal and the eternal, a gesture outlasting the sentiment that prompted it.
noun
- An object given or donated to a sacred use.“...those hospitals so built and maintained, not by collections, benevolences, donaries...”