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/ ˈrɛl ɪk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of relic 1175–1225; Middle English <Old French relique <Latin reliquiae (plural) remains (>Old English reliquias ), equivalent to reliqu (us ) remaining + -iae plural noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM relic rel·ic·like, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for relic Relic s, paintings, ancient texts, and other links to our past that were lost suddenly resurface in hard to explain places.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance | The Daily Beast| October 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The sick sister was healed after relic s from John XXIII were placed on the fistula on her abdomen.
Popes, Saints, Miracles, Weird Relics and Odd Omens Converge on Rome | Barbie Latza Nadeau| April 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
More than 100 relic s relating to the Saint Death sect were reportedly found in the garage where Maria was kept.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years | Barbie Latza Nadeau| April 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In the absence of other places to turn to, myth, the Church and relic s like the Holy [True] Cross provided necessary comfort.
Justin Cartwright’s Novel ‘Lion Heart’ May Win Him the Audience He Deserves | Robert Birnbaum| March 25, 2014| DAILY BEAST
These may be the up and coming younger members, waiting for their turn as ‘El Chapo’ and ‘El Mayo’ are viewed as relic s.
Will El Chapo Rule From Prison? | John P. Sullivan| February 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Send to Harold mildly, and gently remind him of oath and of relic s—of treaty and pledge.
Harold, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
All these relic s, as well as the fire-buckets hanging in the rear hall, have been in the family for generations.
Historic Homes | Mary H. Northend
These relic s were found about three hundred feet from the surface.
The Prehistoric World | E. A. Allen
By the way, what are you going to do with all his relic s and family heirlooms, Frederik?
The Return of Peter Grimm | David Belasco
Like many other relic s held sacred by the Italians, it was removed by the French during the last conquest of Italy.
The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch | Petrarch
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British Dictionary definitions for relic 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
informal an old or old-fashioned person or thing
(plural) archaic the remains of a dead person; corpse
ecology a less common term for relict (def. 1)
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for relic C13: from Old French relique , from Latin reliquiae remains, from relinquere to leave behind, relinquish
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