Relical
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Of or relating to a relic.
"In light of industrial music's attitudes toward tradition, hierarchy, and the body, Stockhausen's opinions seem positively relical when he continues, "Music is the product of the highest human intelligence, and […] as soon as it becomes just a means for ambiance, as we say, environment, or for being used for certain purposes, then music becomes a whore.""
Example
More examples"In light of industrial music's attitudes toward tradition, hierarchy, and the body, Stockhausen's opinions seem positively relical when he continues, "Music is the product of the highest human intelligence, and […] as soon as it becomes just a means for ambiance, as we say, environment, or for being used for certain purposes, then music becomes a whore.""
Etymology
From relic + -al.
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