1 ~ (of / from sth) an object, a tradition, etc. that has survived from a period of time that no longer exists:
The building stands as the last remaining relic of the town's cotton industry. * The pictures on the walls were relics from the days before her marriage.
2 a part of the body or clothing of a holy person, or sth that they owned, that is kept after their death and respected as a religious object:
holy / sacred relics
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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