relic

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1. relic - Noun

2. relic - Verb

Meaning

That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.

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.

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

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Adhemar was protected by a band of Crusaders led by Henry of Esch to preserve the (albeit suspect) relic. Source: Internet

Although having fewer ecological regions Western Oklahoma contains many rare, relic species. Source: Internet

All points of the local sky at that era were comparable in brightness to the surface of the Sun, due to the high temperature of the universe in that era ; and most light rays will terminate not in a star but in the relic of the Big Bang. Source: Internet

As a general rule only clergy will touch relics in order to move them or carry them in procession, however, in veneration the faithful will kiss the relic to show love and respect toward the saint. Source: Internet

And when racial discrimination herds men into ghettos and makes their ability to buy property turn on the color of their skin, then it too is a relic of slavery. Source: Internet

As a relic of the period of Romanticism, Heidelberg has been labeled a "Romantic town". Source: Internet

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