Definition of relic

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

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Dagoba :: Dagoba (n.) A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint.
Derelict :: Derelict (n.) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use..
Derelict :: Derelict (n.) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea..
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained..
Reliction :: Reliction (n.) A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession..
Relic :: Relic (n.) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
Leavings :: Leavings (n. pl.) Things left; remnants; relics.
Questionary :: Questionary (n.) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Apse :: Apse (n.) A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept..
Relicly :: Relicly (adv.) In the manner of relics.
Relic :: Relic (n.) 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..
Paleolithic :: Paleolithic (a.) Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the Stone Age; the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings..
Paleolith :: Paleolith (n.) A relic of the Paleolithic era.
Remain :: Remain (n.) That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
Remain :: Remain (n.) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Relicted :: Relicted (a.) Left uncovered, as land by recession of water..
Amulet :: Amulet (n.) An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [Also used figuratively.].
Mystagogue :: Mystagogue (n.) One who keeps and shows church relics.
Reliquian :: Reliquian (a.) Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a relic.
Tartrelic :: Tartrelic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance..
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