мо́щи
- 1.
relics, holy relics, remains of a saintreligion
В монастыре́ храня́тся мо́щи святого.
The relics of the saint are kept in the monastery.
Plural only. Refers to the incorrupt or preserved body of a saint kept for veneration.
- 2.
bag of bones, skin and bones, walking skeleton
Он так исхудал, что стал похо́ж на живы́е мо́щи.
He has grown so thin that he looks like a walking skeleton.
Colloquial and jocular; often in the phrase живые мощи 'living relics'.
Examples
Мощи святого считались нетленными веками.
The saint’s relics were considered incorruptible for centuries.
Declension
This noun exists in plural form only.
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