Anagram Solver

Definitions for Relic

[1] a surviving memorial of something past.
[2] an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past: a museum of historic relics.
[3] a surviving trace of something: a custom that is a relic of paganism.
[4] relics, remaining parts or fragments. the remains of a deceased person.
[5] something kept in remembrance; souvenir; memento.
[6] Ecclesiastical . (especially 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.
[7] a once widespread linguistic form that survives in a limited area but is otherwise obsolete.
[8] something that has survived from the past, such as an object or custom
[9] something kept as a remembrance or treasured for its past associations; keepsake
[10] (usually plural) a remaining part or fragment
[11] RC Church Eastern Churches part of the body of a saint or something supposedly used by or associated with a saint, venerated as holy
[12] informal an old or old-fashioned person or thing
[13] (plural) archaic the remains of a dead person; corpse
[14] ecology a less common term for relict (def. 1)

Words related to Relic

antique, evidence, keepsake, remains, antiquity, fragment, remnant, souvenir, monument, curio, memento, artifact, vestige, trophy, memorial, survival, testimonial, trace, heirloom, scrap

Words nearby Relic

relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance, reliant, relic, relic area, relict, relief, relief map, relief pitcher

Origin of Relic

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French relique < Latin reliquiae (plural) remains (> Old English reliquias ), equivalent to reliqu(us ) remaining + -iae plural noun suffix

Other words from Relic

rel·ic·like , adjective

Word origin for Relic

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

Synonyms for Relic

antique, antiquity, artifact, curio, evidence, fragment, keepsake, memento, monument, remains, remnant, souvenir, archaism, curiosity, heirloom, memorial, remembrance, reminder, residue, ruins, scrap, survival, testimonial, token, trace, trophy, vestige, remembrancer