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relic

/ˈrɛlɪk/

Translations

relicnoun

relics

/ˈrɛlɪk/

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.

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relicadjective

/ˈrɛlɪk/

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

Synonyms

Definitions

relicnoun

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Something—whether an object, custom, practice, or belief—that has survived from a past era but is now outdated or obsolete.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

relicadjective

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

He opened a relic shop specializing in Civil War artifacts.