Relic
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 00:20, 31 December 2008 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | [[Image:Veronica's Veil (Francisco de Zurbarán, Bilbao).jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Veil of Veronica]]'' by [[Francisco de Zurbarán]], [[Bilbao Fine Arts Museum]], see [[Veronica's Veil (Francisco de Zurbarán) |...]]]] | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | A '''relic''' is an object or a personal item of [[Religion|religious]] significance, carefully preserved with an air of [[veneration]] as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of [[Buddhism]], [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]], [[shamanism]], and many other religions. | + | In religion, a '''relic''' is a [[part of the body]] of a [[saint]] or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient [[Religion|religious]] [[object]], carefully preserved for purposes of [[veneration]] or as a touchable or [[tangible]] [[memorial]]. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of [[Buddhism]], [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]], [[Shamanism]], and many other religions. |
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | |||
| + | The word ''relic'' comes from the [[Latin]] ''reliquiae'', meaning "[[remains]]" or "something left behind" (the same root as ''relinquish''). A [[reliquary]] is a [[shrine]] that houses one or more religious relics. | ||
| + | |||
| + | From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ''reliquiae'' (“remains, relics”), from ''relinquō'' (“I leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from ''[[re-]]'' + ''[[linquō]]'' (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Amulet]] | ||
| + | * [[Contagion heuristic]] | ||
| + | * [[Hazratbal Shrine]] | ||
| + | * [[Pilgrim]] | ||
| + | * [[Pilgrimage]] | ||
| + | * [[Relics associated with Jesus]] | ||
| + | * [[Saint Anthony's Chapel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)]] | ||
| + | * [[Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral]] | ||
| + | * [[Translation (relics)]] | ||
| + | * [[Veneration of the dead]] | ||
| - | The word '''relic''' comes from the [[Latin]] ''reliquiae'' ('remains'). A [[reliquary]] is a [[shrine]] that houses one or more relics. | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Current revision
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
In religion, a relic is a part of the body of a saint or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient religious object, carefully preserved for purposes of veneration or as a touchable or tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Shamanism, and many other religions.
[edit]
Etymology
The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae, meaning "remains" or "something left behind" (the same root as relinquish). A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics.
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“I leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).
[edit]
See also
- Amulet
- Contagion heuristic
- Hazratbal Shrine
- Pilgrim
- Pilgrimage
- Relics associated with Jesus
- Saint Anthony's Chapel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral
- Translation (relics)
- Veneration of the dead
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Relic" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
