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Relic vs Statue - What's the difference?

relic | statue |

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) * relique

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • 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 * halidom

    Derived terms

    * Relic Sunday

    statue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I will raise her statue in pure gold.
  • (dated) A portrait.
  • (Massinger)

    Hypernyms

    * image, sculpture, simulacrum

    Hyponyms

    * bust, figurine

    Derived terms

    * statued * statuelike * statuesque

    Verb

    (statu)
  • To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
  • * Feltham
  • The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.

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