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relic

/ˈrɛlɪk/

relicnoun

relics

/ˈrɛlɪk/

Translations

реликвия

The church displayed a relic of the saint.

Церковь выставила реликвию святого.

пережиток

The old customs are considered a relic of the past.

Старые обычаи считаются пережитком прошлого.

Additional translations

святыня

остаток

Definitions

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Something—whether an object, custom, practice, or belief—that has survived from a past era but is now outdated or obsolete.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.

Synonyms

relicadjective

/ˈrɛlɪk/

Used only attributively (before a noun); generally not gradable.

Definitions

Relating to relics or engaged in finding, collecting, or dealing in relics.

He opened a relic shop specializing in Civil War artifacts.

Synonyms