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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rel•ic /ˈrɛlɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something having interest because of its age or its connection with the past;
a surviving trace of something. - Religiona body part, or personal object that belonged to a saint and that is kept as worthy of respect.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rel•ic (rel′ik),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - Religion[Eccles.](esp. 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.
- Linguisticsa once widespread linguistic form that survives in a limited area but is otherwise obsolete.
- Latin reliquiae (plural) remains ( Old English reliquias), equivalent. to reliqu(us) remaining + -iae plural noun, nominal suffix
- Old French relique
- Middle English 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: relic /ˈrɛlɪk/ n - 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
- 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
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae remains, from relinquere to leave behind, relinquish |