All 3 Uses of
vestige
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Although modern culture had erased much of Venus's association with the male/female physical union, a sharp etymological eye could still spot a vestige of Venus's original meaning in the word "venereal."†
Chpt 6
- It was an ancient sundial of sorts, a vestige of the pagan temple that had once stood on this very spot.†
Chpt 21-22 *
- The vestiges of pagan religion in Christian symbology are undeniable.†
Chpt 55-56
Definition:
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(vestige) a remaining trace (little bit of something) that was previously abundanteditor's notes: In biology, vestige (especially in the form vestigial) references a part of the body that is underdeveloped and no longer used, but which formally was an important body part. As in: Darwin believed vestigial organs are evidence of evolution.