A relic is something old that people keep because it is important in history or religion. It may be an old tool, piece of art, or part of a holy object.
The museum showed a relic from ancient Rome.
We saw a relic in the old church today.
In religion, a relic is a piece of a saint's body or something they owned. People keep it as a sacred and special object in churches.
The church holds a relic of St. Peter.
Pilgrims visit to see the saint's relic.
A relic can be an old idea, custom, or thing that is left from the past. It may not be useful or important now but still exists.
This old rule is a relic from past times.
Many laws are relics of a different age.
A relic in biology is a plant or animal that has lived a long time and still exists, even though others like it have disappeared. It shows old life forms.
The coelacanth is a marine relic fish.
This plant is a relic from ancient forests.
Sometimes, the word relic means a person who acts or dresses like people did a long time ago. They may have old ideas or styles.
He is a relic from the 1960s style.
My grandfather is a relic in music taste.
