聖せい遺い物ぶつ

noun

holy relic; sacred relic

Refers to physical remains or personal effects of a saint or venerated person, often kept as objects of religious veneration. Common in Christian contexts but also used for Buddhist relics.

• その教きょう会かいには聖せい遺い物ぶつが納おさめられている。

  Holy relics are enshrined in that church.

• 聖せい遺い物ぶつの真しん贋がんをめぐって議ぎ論ろんが続つづいている。

  Debate continues over the authenticity of the relic.