relic

UK
/ˈrɛlɪk/
US
/ˈrɛlɪk/

Übersetzungen

relicsubstantiv
relics
Pl.
UK
/ˈrɛlɪk/
US
/ˈrɛlɪk/
The church displayed a relic of the saint.
Церковь выставила реликвию святого.
The old customs are considered a relic of the past.
Старые обычаи считаются пережитком прошлого.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
relicadjektiv
UK
/ˈrɛlɪk/
US
/ˈrɛlɪk/
Used only attributively (before a noun); generally not gradable.

Definitionen

relicsubstantiv
An object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest.
The museum displayed a relic from the ancient Roman Empire.
A part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence.
The church housed a relic believed to be a fragment of a saint's bone.
Something—whether an object, custom, practice, or belief—that has survived from a past era but is now outdated or obsolete.
Many consider the law a relic of colonial times.
relicadjektiv
Relating to relics or engaged in finding, collecting, or dealing in relics.
He opened a relic shop specializing in Civil War artifacts.