Relic vs Statue - What's the difference?
relic | statue |
That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
Something old kept for sentimental reasons.
(religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
* Shakespeare
(dated) A portrait.
To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
* Feltham
As nouns the difference between relic and statue
is that relic is that which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion while statue is a three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.As a verb statue is
to form a statue of; to make into a statue.relic
English
(wikipedia relic)Alternative forms
* relick (archaic) * reliqueNoun
(en noun)Usage notes
By comparison with synonyms, relic' emphasizes ''age,'' and to some degree ''value'' – a “' relic of a lost civilization”.Synonyms
* (that which remains) remnant, remainder, residue, lave * halidomDerived terms
* Relic SundayExternal links
* * *statue
English
Noun
(en noun)- I will raise her statue in pure gold.
- (Massinger)
Hypernyms
* image, sculpture, simulacrumHyponyms
* bust, figurineDerived terms
* statued * statuelike * statuesqueVerb
(statu)- The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.