religious relic

collocation in English

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religious
adjective
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/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
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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 ofreligiousandrelicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is suggested therefore that a bell was once held here, areligiousrelic.
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During the early centuries, this white rock, diluted in water, took the appearance of milk and was used as areligiousrelic.
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The legend probably was encouraged during the medieval period when religious relics and pilgrimages were profitable business for abbeys.
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Despite these changes, many of the original religious relics, paintings and statues are still housed in the cathedral, which faces the main plaza.
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The towers would be used to store religious relics and other plunderables.
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The memorial currently holds approximately 3000 religious relics.
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As with other religious relics, multiple sites claim to house the same tomb.
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The upper monastery contains numerous religious relics and icons, and many of its buildings, now heavily restored, are open to the public.
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This includes typical old agricultural tools, old photos, religious relics.
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The shipyard workers reportedly treated it with reverence usually accorded to religious relics, gently touching it as they walked by.
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They contain a mixture of silver nitrate, wolfsbane, salt, garlic, holy water, pieces of religious relics, and anything else which might have an effect against ghosts, werewolves and the like.
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