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- Dictionaryrelic/ˈrɛlɪk/
noun
- 1. an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest: "a museum of railway relics" Similar
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RELIC definition: 1. an object, tradition, or system from the past that continues to exist: 2. a part of the body or…. Learn more.
1. a. : an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr. b. : souvenir, memento. 2. relics plural : remains, corpse. 3. : a survivor or remnant left after decay, disintegration, or disappearance. 4. : a trace of some past or outmoded practice, custom, or belief. Synonyms. echo. ghost. shadow. trace. vestige.
1. countable noun. If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present. The tower is a relic of grim days when big houses had to be fortified against invaders. ...an old lady in her eighties, always dressed in black - a relic of a past age. [ + of]
an object, tradition, or system from the past that continues to exist: During the dig, the archaeological team found some relics from the Stone Age. The country's employment system is a relic of the 1960s when jobs were scarce. a part of the body or something that belonged to a holy person: These bones are the relics of a 12th-century saint.
a surviving memorial of something past. an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past: a museum of historic relics. a surviving trace of something: a custom that is a relic of paganism. relics, remaining parts or fragments. the remains of a deceased person.
A relic is a fragment from the past — one of Elvis's guitars, an ancient piece of pottery or even an outmoded way of thinking -– that remains behind. Your dad might love his old albums, but to you, they're just relics.
1. Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared: "Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism" (Cyril Connolly). 2. Something cherished for its age or historic interest. 3. An object kept for its association with the past; a memento. 4.
RELIC meaning: 1 : something that is from a past time, place, culture, etc. often + of or from; 2 : an object (such as a piece of clothing or the bone of a saint) that is considered holy.
relic (of/from something) an object, a tradition, a system, etc. that has survived from the past. The building stands as the last remaining relic of the town's cotton industry. Videotapes may already seem like relics of a bygone era. The pictures on the walls were relics from the days before her marriage.
Relic definition: Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared.
