relique
Americannoun
plural
reliquesnoun
Example Sentences
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Not satisfied with this, she was desirous to have a little piece of the cope, with which the Father was habited; and it is wonderful what cures she effected by that precious relique.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir
This fine Gothic tower, which is still a notable landmark, is the only relique of the Church of St. Jacques.
From Dumas' Paris by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
Cornouillais! en passant près de sa basilique, Du bon saint Corentin adorez la relique.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.
Those photographs of Laurier in the Windsor Uniform, making him look like a refulgent relique of the court of Louis XIV. were no longer prized in the family album.
From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus
“The rotten mould of that worm-eaten relique, he means, 125 when he dies, to hang over his tomb for a monument.”
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
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