pyhäinjäännös — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
pyhäinjäännös is used for these senses in English:
- hallows (archaic) The relics or remains of a saint, or the shrines in which they are kept.
- relic (religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.
- relict (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
relic — full definition
- noun An object that has survived from an earlier time, often valued for its age or history.
- noun A part of the body of a saint, or another sacred object kept and honored for religious reasons.
relict — full definition
- noun A person or thing that remains after others have been lost.
- noun (old-fashioned) A person whose husband or wife has died.
- noun A species, organism or ecosystem surviving from an earlier age, once common but now found in only a few places.
- noun A structure or feature that has lasted from an earlier time.
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