holy relic

collocation in English

meaningsofholyandrelic

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holy
adjective
uk
/ˈhəʊ.li/us
/ˈhoʊ.li/
related to a religion or ...
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relic
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrel.ɪk/us
/ˈrel.ɪk/
an object, tradition, or system from the past that continues ...
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(Definition ofholyandrelicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They put the taxation of capital on the same footing as the desecration of aholyrelic.
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There was not enough space to accommodate the crowds that came to see theholyrelic.
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Sometimes the blood was soaked up in rags and treated as aholyrelic.
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They do not understand the triangle's significance and treat it as aholyrelic, although it has lost all of its power.
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There they keep theholyrelicof the saint, covered with a robe (that changes every year in the day if the saints' celebration).
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The emperor installs the container in the church as a receptacle for the dead girl's arm, and it becomes aholyreliccommemorating the miracle of the curse.
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It was pure common-or-garden theft of holy relics.
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Stavronikita has a collection of notable icons and holy relics.
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Aglaida decides to sent him on an errand to collect holy relics.
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Ordinary people also treked vast distances on pilgrimages to express their piety and pray at the site of holy relics.
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They are vulnerable to fire and repulsed by holy relics.
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A community of monks who lived in that city became custodians of these holy relics.
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A distinction of these sites was the presence of holy relics.
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The remains of saints are called holy relics and are usually used in churches.
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They are vulnerable to flint, holy relics, and fire, and can be controlled through magic rituals.
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His garments were sought after as holy relics.
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Oroe enters, opens the casket, and exclaims upon seeing it that it contains the holy relics of the dead king.
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