Editing Relic (section)

{{Short description|Object of religious significance from the past}}
{{Redirect|Sacred Relics|the religious objects in the Topkapı Palace|Sacred Relics (Topkapı Palace)|other uses|Relic (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Chef de Saint Yves.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|The [[reliquary]] and skull of Saint [[Ivo of Kermartin]] (St. Yves or St. Ives; 1253–1303), in [[Tréguier]], [[Brittany]], France]]
[[File:Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm NMI.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|[[Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm]], 12th century, Irish]]
In religion, a '''relic''' is an object or article of religious significance from the past.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of relic |url=https://www.lexico.com/definition/relic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506203555/https://www.lexico.com/definition/relic |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |website=Lexico}}</ref> It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of [[veneration]] as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of [[Buddhism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[shamanism]], and many other religions. ''Relic'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''reliquiae'', meaning "remains", and a form of the Latin verb ''relinquere'', to "leave behind, or abandon". A [[reliquary]] is a [[shrine]] that houses one or more religious relics.