单词 | reliquism |
释义 | reliquismn. rare. The veneration of relics, or objects likened to them. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > portable shrines or relics > relic > [noun] > devotion to reliquation1617 reliquism1841 1841 C. Mackay Mem. Pop. Delusions I. 155 The principle of reliquism is hallowed and enshrined by love. 1898 Washington Post 1 May 4/5 There are few hearts to which the principle of reliquism does not appeal and few individuals who do not possess some well loved ‘auld knick-knackets’. 1984 S. Stewart On Longing 189 One of the most tragic, and humorous, accounts of reliquism may be found in the final chapter of Giuseppe di Lampedusa's novel on the decline of the Sicilian nobility, The Leopard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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