Relic Definition
rĕlĭk
relics
noun
relics
An object, custom, etc. that has survived, wholly or partially, from the past.
Webster's New World
Something that has historic interest because of its age and associations with the past, or that serves as a keepsake, or souvenir.
Webster's New World
An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.
American Heritage
Remaining fragments; surviving parts; ruins.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Relic
Noun
Singular:
relic
Plural:
relicsOrigin of Relic
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Middle English relik object of religious veneration from Old French relique from Late Latin reliquiae sacred relics from Latin remains from reliquus remaining from relinquere relīqu- to leave behind relinquish
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics"), from relinquō (“I leave behind, abandon, relinquish"), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from").
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