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n. Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared: "Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism” ( Cyril Connolly).

n. Something cherished for its age or historic interest.

n. An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.

n. An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.

n. A corpse; remains.

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

n. Something old kept for sentimental reasons.

n. A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.

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

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.

n. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance.

n. That which remains; that which is left after the consumption, loss, or decay of the rest.

n. The body of a deceased person; a corpse, as deserted by the soul.

n. That which is preserved in remembrance; a memento; a sonvenir; a keepsake.

n. An object held in reverence or affection because connected with some sacred or beloved person deceased; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Gr. Ch., and some other churches, a saint's body or part of it, or an object supposed to have been connected with the life or body of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint or martyr, and regarded therefore as a personal memorial worthy of religions veneration.

n. Something dear or precious.

n. A monument.

n. Synonyms Remains, Relics. The remains of a dead person are his corpse or his literary works; in the latter case they are, for the sake of distinction, generally called literary remains. We speak also of the remains of a feast, of a city, building, monument, etc. Relics always suggests antiquity; as, the relics of ancient sovereigns, heroes, and especially saints. The singular of relics is used; that of remains is not.

n. something of sentimental value

n. an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

"Also similar are the supernatural elements to both games as the mystery of the title relic inevitably leads to the discovery of some unnatural force that threatens the world."

reminder    remains   

reliquary    relict    delinquent    delict    delinquency    relinquish    derelict   

remnant    corpse    remain    halidom    survival    antiquity    remainder    residue   

allelic    angelic    psychedelic   

monument    remain    treasure    memorial    painting    shrine    antiquity    artifacts    ornament    jewel