Definition of relic

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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..

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Relic :: Relic (n.) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
Fault :: Fault (n.) A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.
Dagoba :: Dagoba (n.) A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint.
Sensualism :: Sensualism (n.) The doctrine that all our ideas, or the operations of the understanding, not only originate in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism; sensism..
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
Paleolith :: Paleolith (n.) A relic of the Paleolithic era.
Antique :: Antique (a.) In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases..
Questionary :: Questionary (n.) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Crest :: Crest (n.) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4..
Tartrelic :: Tartrelic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance..
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) The state of being left or abandoned.
Mystagogue :: Mystagogue (n.) One who keeps and shows church relics.
Phylactery :: Phylactery (n.) Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed..
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..
Fenes-tella :: Fenes-tella (n.) Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like..
Reliquary :: Reliquary (n.) A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept..
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.
Tope :: Tope (n.) A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic..
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