Definition of relic

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

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Phylactery :: Phylactery (n.) Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed..
Relik :: Relik (n.) Relic.
Tartrelic :: Tartrelic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance..
Relict :: Relict (n.) A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.
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..
Reliquiae :: Reliquiae (n. pl.) Remains of the dead; organic remains; 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..
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.
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Relicted :: Relicted (a.) Left uncovered, as land by recession of water..
Kitchen Middens :: Kitchen middens () Relics of neolithic man found on the coast of Denmark, consisting of shell mounds, some of which are ten feet high, one thousand feet long, and two hundred feet wide. The name is applied also to similar mounds found on the American coast from Canada to Florida, made by the North American Indians..
Fault :: Fault (n.) A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.
Feretory :: Feretory (n.) A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints..
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained..
Remain :: Remain (n.) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Leavings :: Leavings (n. pl.) Things left; remnants; relics.
Fenes-tella :: Fenes-tella (n.) Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like..
Questionary :: Questionary (n.) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Poureliche :: Poureliche (adv.) Poorly.
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