sacred relic
Venerated ancient object
A sacred relic is a physical object venerated for its connection to a holy person or divine event—a saint's bone, a fragment of the True Cross, a piece of clothing worn by a prophet.
Relics have been central to religious devotion across traditions, believed to retain spiritual power or serve as conduits for miracles.
The term extends to any revered remnant of a cherished past: The stadium became a sacred relic to fans after it was demolished.
- holyDedicated to the divine
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- shrineSacred devotional place
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- finger boneSkeletal segment of digit
saint · patron saint · veneration · pilgrimage · pilgrimage site · cathedral · miracle · divine power · blessed · ancient · reverence · worship · tomb · martyr · devotion · chalice · crucifix · icon
- myth & legendquest, hero journey, dragon slaying, treasure hunt, epic voyage
- heroic questquest, odyssey, call to adventure, hero's journey, departure
- protective charmsevil eye charm, protective charm, hamsa, hamsa hand, amulet
- relicsbone, skull, tooth, bone fragments, teeth
- Peraheraparade, pageant, Sri Lanka, elephants, tuskers
- aspirationsdream, goals, dreams, purpose, mission
sacred relicforgery
Creating fraudulent imitations
hoax · fabrication · sham · replica · reproduction
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