Definition of Relic

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Definition of Relic

Relic

That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.

The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body.

Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.

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Relic Quotations

Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.
Victor Hugo

Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.
Emily Bronte

The corsets I wore in The Railway Children are still in my undies drawer, a prized relic of my favourite film.
Dinah Sheridan

The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society.
John Paul Stevens

We have relegated the saints to a pink and blue and gold world of plaster statuary that belongs to the past; it is a hangover, a relic, of the Dark Ages when men were the children of fantasy's magic.
C. Kilmer Myers

Relic Translations

relic in French is relique
relic in German is Rest
relic in Hungarian is ereklye
relic in Spanish is reliquia

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