relic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms 1.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin reliquiae (“‘remains, relics’”) < relinquō (“‘I leave behind, abandon, relinquish’”) < re- + linquō (“‘I leave, quit, forsake, depart from’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɛlɪk/

[edit] Noun

relic (plural relics)

1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
2. Something old kept for sentimental reasons.
3. (religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.

[edit] Synonyms

• (that which remains): remnant

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[edit] Related terms

• delict
• delinquency
• delinquent
• derelict
• relict
• relinquish
• reliquary

[edit] External links

• relic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• relic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• relic at OneLook® Dictionary Search