relic

rel·ic  (rlk)

n.

1. Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared: "Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism" (Cyril Connolly).

2. Something cherished for its age or historic interest.

3. An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.

4. An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.

5. or relics A corpse; remains.

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[Middle English relik, object of religious veneration, from Old French relique, from Late Latin reliquiae, sacred relics, from Latin, remains, from reliquus, remaining, from relinquere, relqu-, to leave behind; see relinquish.]

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relic [ˈrɛlɪk]

n

1. something that has survived from the past, such as an object or custom

2. something kept as a remembrance or treasured for its past associations; keepsake

3. (usually plural) a remaining part or fragment

4. (Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Eastern Church part of the body of a saint or something supposedly used by or associated with a saint, venerated as holy

5. Informal an old or old-fashioned person or thing

6. (plural) Archaic the remains of a dead person; corpse

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Ecology a less common term for relict [1]

[from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae remains, from relinquere to leave behind, relinquish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relic - an antiquity that has survived from the distant past antiquity - an artifact surviving from the past archeological remains - a relic that has been excavated from the soil
	2.	relic - something of sentimental value       keepsake, souvenir, token object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" love-token - keepsake given as a token of love party favor, party favour, favour, favor - souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

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relic

noun

remnant, vestige, memento, trace, survival, scrap, token, fragment, souvenir, remembrance, keepsake a relic from the past

plural noun

remains, bones, sacred objects, holy objects ancient Egyptian relics

Translations

relic [ˈrelɪk] N (Rel) → reliquia f (fig) → vestigio m

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relic [ˈrɛlɪk] n

(= sacred object) → relique f

[the past] → vestige m, relique f

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relic

n → Überbleibsel nt, → Relikt nt; (Rel) → Reliquie f; a relic of or from the past → ein Überbleibsel nt → aus vergangener Zeit; an old relic (pej inf, = person) → ein alter Knochen (inf); (= car/wardrobe etc) → ein vorsintflutlicher Karren/Schrank etc (pej inf)

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relic [ˈrɛlɪk] n (Rel) → reliquia (fig) (of the past) → retaggio

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relic [ˈrɛlɪk] n (Rel) → reliquia (fig) (of the past) → retaggio

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relic

n relic [ˈrelik]

1 something left from a past time relics of an ancient civilization. reliek بَقِيَّه، أثَر останка památka levn das Relikt υπόλειμμα, απομεινάρι vestigio säile باقی مانده از گذشته jäänne vestige שָׂרִיד अवशेष relikt, ostatak ereklye, emlék (barang) peninggalan menjar; (forn)minjar vestigia 遺物 유물 reliktas paliekas peninggalan kuno overblijfsel levning, fornminne zabytek relíquia vestigiu реликвия pamiatka ostanek relikvija kvarleva, rest ของสืบทอด tarihi kalıntı, yadigâr 文物 слід; реліквії یادگار di vật 遗迹

2 something connected with, especially the bones of, a dead person (especially a saint). oorblyfsel رُفات мощи relikvie relikvie die Reliquie λείψανο reliquia maised jäänused بقایا؛ استخوان یا اشیا وابسته به مقدسین pyhäinjäännös relique שָׂרִיד מְקוּדָש किसी मृत व्यक्ति के जुड़ी कोई चीज खास कर हड्डी smrtni ostaci földi maradványok relik helgur dómur reliquia 聖骨 유품 relikvijos relikvija peninggalan artifak relikwie relikvie relikwia relíquia relicvă мощи relikvia relikvija posmrtni ostaci relik พระบรมสารีริกธาตุ kutsal emanet/kalıntı 死者(尤指聖徒)遺骸或遺物 мощі باقیات di hài （宗教语）圣骨