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What (who) is Relic - definition
ANCIENT RELIGIOUS OBJECT PRESERVED FOR PURPOSES OF VENERATION
Relics; Sacred relic; Holy relic; Halidom; Sacred Trusts; Christian relics; Holy relics; Islamic relics; Cultural relic; Cultural relics; Cultural Relic; Sacred Relics; Relics in classical antiquity; Relics of Saints; First class Catholic relic; Religious relic; Religious relics; Contact relic; Secondary relic; Contact relics; Holy Relic; Catholic relic; Veneration of relics; Christian relic; Relic classes; First-class relic; Second-class relic; Third-class relic; Veneration of Relics
![Reliquaries in the Church of San Pedro, in [[Ayerbe]], Spain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/10.2006 Brazos relicario.jpg?width=200 "Reliquaries in the Church of San Pedro, in [[Ayerbe]], Spain")
![Basilica of Our Lady]] in [[Maastricht]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2018 Maastricht Heiligdomsvaart, reliekentoning Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, voorbereiding 15.jpg?width=200 "Basilica of Our Lady]] in [[Maastricht]]")
![St. Stephen]] and other [[saint]]s.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BJ23-reliquary.jpg?width=200 "St. Stephen]] and other [[saint]]s.")
![Blessed Maria Gabriella]] (Ex Corp).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blessed Maria Gabriela first class relic ex corp.jpg?width=200 "Blessed Maria Gabriella]] (Ex Corp).")
![Buddha relics from [[Kanishka]]'s [[stupa]] in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan, now in [[Mandalay]], Myanmar (2005)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddha relics.JPG?width=200 "Buddha relics from [[Kanishka]]'s [[stupa]] in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan, now in [[Mandalay]], Myanmar (2005)")
![Footprint of the Islamic [[prophet]] [[Muhammad]], preserved in the [[türbe]] (funerary mausoleum) in [[Eyüp]], [[Istanbul]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DSC04740 Istanbul - Impronta del piede di Maometto ad Eyüp - Foto G. Dall'Orto 30-5-2006.jpg?width=200 "Footprint of the Islamic [[prophet]] [[Muhammad]], preserved in the [[türbe]] (funerary mausoleum) in [[Eyüp]], [[Istanbul]]")
![Apulian red-figure]], 380–370 BC)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hero cult Louvre CA308.jpg?width=200 "Apulian red-figure]], 380–370 BC)")
![Catholicon]] of [[Mar Saba]] Monastery in the [[Kidron Valley]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Relics of St. Sabbas the Sanctified in the Mar Saba monastery in Palestine.jpg?width=200 "Catholicon]] of [[Mar Saba]] Monastery in the [[Kidron Valley]]")
![hermit-church]] of [[Warfhuizen]]: the bone fragment in middle is from [[Saint Boniface]]; the folded papers on the left and right contain bone fragments of Saint [[Benedict of Nursia]] and [[Bernard of Clairvaux]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Reliekschrijnbinnen.jpg?width=200 "hermit-church]] of [[Warfhuizen]]: the bone fragment in middle is from [[Saint Boniface]]; the folded papers on the left and right contain bone fragments of Saint [[Benedict of Nursia]] and [[Bernard of Clairvaux]]")
![St. Joseph's Church]], [[Macau]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Reliquary of St. Francis Xavier's humerus.jpg?width=200 "St. Joseph's Church]], [[Macau]]")
![Georgia]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SaintNinoCross.jpg?width=200 "Georgia]])")
![[[Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm]], 12th century, Irish](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm NMI.jpg?width=200 "[[Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm]], 12th century, Irish")
![The [[Shrine of the Three Kings]] in [[Cologne Cathedral]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shrine of the Three Magi, Cologne.jpg?width=200 "The [[Shrine of the Three Kings]] in [[Cologne Cathedral]]")
![Trier Cathedral]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Holy Tunic of Jesus Christ in Trier, Germany.JPG?width=200 "Trier Cathedral]]")
![Saint Pio of Pietrelcina]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/3rd class relic PIO.jpg?width=200 "Saint Pio of Pietrelcina]]")
![St. Peter's chains]], preserved in [[San Pietro in Vincoli]], Rome, a second-class relic](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rome San Pietro in Vincoli 12-1-2011 10-38-51.jpg?width=200 "St. Peter's chains]], preserved in [[San Pietro in Vincoli]], Rome, a second-class relic")
![St. Raphael's Cathedral]], [[Dubuque, Iowa]], containing the remains of [[Saint Cessianus]], a boy [[martyr]]ed during the [[Diocletianic Persecution]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Strdubmainaltar.jpg?width=200 "St. Raphael's Cathedral]], [[Dubuque, Iowa]], containing the remains of [[Saint Cessianus]], a boy [[martyr]]ed during the [[Diocletianic Persecution]]")
![Relics of [[St. Demetrius]] in the cathedral of [[Thessalonika]], Greece](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Relics of Saint Demetrius.jpg?width=200 "Relics of [[St. Demetrius]] in the cathedral of [[Thessalonika]], Greece")
![Relic of the [[True Cross]], [[Decani Monastery]], [[Serbia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Visoki Decani 08.JPG?width=200 "Relic of the [[True Cross]], [[Decani Monastery]], [[Serbia]]")
![Pope St. John Paul II]], declared a saint in 2014, in the [[Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Relic Of Blessed Pope Jphn Paul II 7119.JPG?width=200 "Pope St. John Paul II]], declared a saint in 2014, in the [[Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]]")
Relic
·noun That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
II. Relic ·noun Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.
III. Relic ·noun The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr;
- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body.
relic
(relics)
1.
If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present.
Germany's asylum law is a relic of an era in European history which has passed...
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2.
A relic is something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance.
...a museum of war relics.
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relic
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1. an object of interest surviving from an earlier time.
a surviving but outdated object, custom, or belief.
2. a part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence.
Origin
ME: from OFr. relique (orig. plural), from L. reliquiae (see reliquiae).
Wikipedia
Relic
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, shamanism, and many other religions. Relic derives from the Latin reliquiae, meaning "remains", and a form of the Latin verb relinquere, to "leave behind, or abandon". A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics.
Examples of use of Relic
1. Saddam is unfinished business, a relic from another era.
2. Farewell John Prescott, 68, the oldest cabinet relic left around.
3. Zholninsky said praying to the relic would help their future.
4. Locals have turned his home into a historical relic site.
5. The piece is a relic of an action – Antony did eat that bread – and today people respond to it like a relic.