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Relic :: Relic (n.) The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body..

Thaumaturgus :: Thaumaturgus (n.) A miracle worker; -- a title given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.

Pax :: Pax (n.) A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in mediaeval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc..

Allhallows :: Allhallows (n.) All Saints' Day, November 1st..

Saint-simonian :: Saint-Simonian (n.) A follower of the Count de St. Simon, who died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils which exist..

Legend :: Legend (n.) That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses..

Sanctimonious :: Sanctimonious (a.) Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.

Decollation :: Decollation (n.) A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist..

Apse :: Apse (n.) A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept..

Hagiology :: Hagiology (n.) The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints.

Saint :: Saint (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.

Hallowmas :: Hallowmas (n.) The feast of All Saints, or Allhallows..

Corposant :: Corposant (n.) St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.

Hagiographa :: Hagiographa (n. pl.) The lives of the saints.

Hagiolatry :: Hagiolatry (n.) The invocation or worship of saints.

Feretory :: Feretory (n.) A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints..

Elmo''s Fire :: Elmo's fire () See Corposant; also Saint Elmo's Fire, under Saint..

Dagoba :: Dagoba (n.) A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint.

Halloween :: Halloween (n.) The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day.

Socialism :: Socialism (n.) A theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless, revolutionary social scheme. See Communism, Fourierism, Saint-Simonianism, forms of socialism..

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