Relic

//ˈɹɛlɪk//

Synonyms for "relic" (175 found)

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More general

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Synonyms

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Related terms

6 entries

dbpedia genre

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dbpedia language

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derived

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Translations

106 translations across 46 languages.

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Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • κειμήλιον noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • λείψανον noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • ἀπομεινάριον noun (that which remains)
  • ἐνθύμιον noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Arabic

2 entries
  • أَثَر noun (that which remains)
  • ذَخِيرَة noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Armenian

3 entries
  • մասունք noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • մնացորդ noun (that which remains)
  • նշխար noun (that which remains)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • ҡомартҡы noun (that which remains)
  • ҡомартҡы noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • мо́шчы noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • мо́щи noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • останка noun (that which remains)
  • сувенир noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Catalan

2 entries
  • relíquia noun (that which remains)
  • relíquia noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 聖髑 /圣髑 noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • 遺物 /遗物 noun (that which remains)
  • 遺跡 /遗迹 noun (that which remains)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • мощи noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Czech

4 entries
  • pozůstatek noun (that which remains)
  • přežitek noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • relikt noun (that which remains)
  • relikvie noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Danish

1 entries
  • relikvie noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Dutch

1 entries
  • relikwie noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • relikvo noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Finnish

4 entries
  • jäännökset noun (that which remains)
  • muisto noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • muistoesine noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • pyhäinjäännös noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

French

2 entries
  • reliquat noun (that which remains)
  • relique noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Galician

1 entries
  • reliquia noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

German

2 entries
  • Relikt noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • Reliquie noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Greek

4 entries
  • απομεινάρι noun (that which remains)
  • ενθύμιο noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • κειμήλιο noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • λείψανο noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • שָׂרִיד noun (that which remains)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • emlék noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • ereklye noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • maradvány noun (that which remains)
  • maradék noun (that which remains)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • helgur dómur noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • peninggalan noun (that which remains)
  • relik noun (that which remains)
  • relikui noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Irish

1 entries
  • taise noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Italian

4 entries
  • avanzo noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • cimelio noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • reliquia noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • ricordo noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 聖遺物 noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • 遺物 noun (that which remains)
  • 遺跡 noun (that which remains)

Korean

3 entries
  • 성유물 noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • 유물 noun (that which remains)
  • 유적 noun (that which remains)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • мо́шти noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • о́станка noun (that which remains)
  • рели́квија noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • рели́квија noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Middle English

2 entries
  • relik noun (that which remains)
  • relik noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Māori

1 entries
  • o(w)ha noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • levning noun (that which remains)
  • relikvie noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • relikvie noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Old Galician-Portuguese

1 entries
  • relica noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • cathach noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Polish

3 entries
  • przeżytek noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • relikt noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • relikwia noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • relíquia noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • relíquia noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Romanian

2 entries
  • moaște noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • relicvă noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Russian

4 entries
  • мо́щи noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • оста́нки noun (that which remains)
  • рели́квия noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • рели́кт noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • mȍšti noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • relìkvija noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • мо̏шти noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • релѝквија noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Slovak

1 entries
  • relikvia noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Slovene

1 entries
  • relikvija noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Spanish

3 entries
  • reliquia noun (that which remains)
  • reliquia noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • vestigio noun (that which remains)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • agnos noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)
  • relikaryo noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • relikaryo noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • мо́щі noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • di tích noun (that which remains)

Walloon

3 entries
  • rilike noun (that which remains)
  • rilike noun (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons)
  • rilike noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Welsh

1 entries
  • crair noun (part of a body or an object of religious significance)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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The faithful believe that this relic is imbued with healing properties.

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War is a disgusting relic of humanity's bestial past.

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Zoos are a relic of the barbaric past. Animals should live in their natural habitats.

Source: tatoeba (10692874)

Slavery is often thought of as a relic of past centuries, and is banned internationally.

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