relic

rel·ic

 (rĕl′ĭk)

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, relīqu-, to leave behind; see relinquish.]

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

5. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Eastern Churches part of the body of a saint or something supposedly used by or associated with a saint, venerated as holy

6. informal an old or old-fashioned person or thing

7. (plural) archaic the remains of a dead person; corpse

8. (Biology) ecology a less common term for relict¹

[C13: from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae remains, from relinquere to leave behind, relinquish]

rel•ic

(ˈrɛl ɪk)

n.

1. a surviving memorial of something past.

2. an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past.

3. a surviving trace of something: a custom that is a relic of paganism.

4. relics,

a. remaining parts or fragments.

b. the remains of a deceased person.

5. something kept in remembrance; souvenir; memento.

6. a body, body part, or personal object associated with a saint or martyr and preserved as worthy of veneration.

7. a once widespread linguistic form that survives in a limited area but is otherwise obsolete.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French relique < Latin reliquiae (pl.) remains (> Old English reliquias) =reliqu(us) remaining + -iae pl. n. suffix]

leftover, relic, relief - Before leftovers were called leftovers, they were called relics, and, before that, relief.

See also related terms for leftovers.

relic

A part of the body or something used or associated with a saint or other very important religious figure such as the Buddha.

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

relic

noun

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

plural noun

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

relic

noun

A mark or remnant that indicates the former presence of something:

remains, trace, vestige.

Translations

بَقِيَّه، أثَررُفات

relikviepamátka

levnrelikvie

ReliktReliquie

reliquia

pyhäinjäännösreliikki

reliquevestige

שריד

ereklyerelikviaemlék

reliquiarestoricordoavanzocimelio

reliktas

paliekas

fornminnelevningrelikvie

pamiatkarelikvia

relikvija

kutsal emanet/kalıntıtarihi kalıntıyadigâr

圣人遗物圣骨遗迹

relic

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

relic

[ˈrɛlɪk] n

(= sacred object) → relique f

[the past] → vestige m, relique f

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)

relic

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

relic

(ˈrelik) noun

1. something left from a past time. relics of an ancient civilization. reliek بَقِيَّه، أثَر останка relíquia památka das Relikt levn υπόλειμμα, απομεινάριvestigio säile باقی مانده از گذشته jäänne vestigeשריד अवशेष relikt, ostatak ereklye, emlék (barang) peninggalan menjar; (forn)minjar vestigia 遺物 유물 reliktas paliekas peninggalan kuno overblijfsellevning, fornminnezabytek مقدسات، تبركات، مبارك شيان بقايا: نښې نښانى: يادكار 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 relíquia relikvie die Reliquie relikvie λείψανοreliquia 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 relikwierelikvie relikwia مقدسات 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，圣人遗物