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relic
[rel-ik]
noun
a surviving memorial of something past.
an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past.
a museum of historic relics.
a surviving trace of something.
a custom that is a relic of paganism.
relics,
remaining parts or fragments.
the remains of a deceased person.
something kept in remembrance; souvenir; memento.
Ecclesiastical.(especially in the Roman Catholic and Greek churches) the body, a part of the body, or some personal memorial of a saint, martyr, or other sacred person, preserved as worthy of veneration.
a once widespread linguistic form that survives in a limited area but is otherwise obsolete.
relic
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
something that has survived from the past, such as an object or custom
something kept as a remembrance or treasured for its past associations; keepsake
(usually plural) a remaining part or fragment
RC Church Eastern Churches part of the body of a saint or something supposedly used by or associated with a saint, venerated as holy
informalan old or old-fashioned person or thing
archaic(plural) the remains of a dead person; corpse
ecology a less common term for relict
Other 51Թ Forms
- reliclike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of relic1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of relic1
Example Sentences
This reaction is an unfortunate relic of the internet, where people too dim to know better feel free to opine, whereas many people with more going on upstairs have the sense to shut up.
Further out, the oil fields of Kern County are like dinosaur relics — scabs on the surface of the earth.
Once you start thinking of it as a base — not a relic — the possibilities multiply.
She calls the Farm House “charming” and “country-western-looking,” hailing it as a “very good relic of roadside architecture.”
But as streaming overtakes cable TV as the destination for scripted TV shows and movies, the HBO name was at risk of becoming a relic.
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