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 ...

noun · something that has survived from the past, such as an object or custom · something kept as a remembrance or treasured for its past associations; keepsake.

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.

a part of the body or clothing of a holy person, or something that they owned, that is kept after their death and respected as a religious object.

18 сент. 2024 г. · a very old thing from the past реликвия an Egyptian relic (Translation of relic from the Cambridge English–Russian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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 ...

A relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. [1] It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or ... Ivo of Kermartin · Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm · Alfredo Verzosa · Liberation of Peter

There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun relic, two of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory.