relique
noun
an archaic variant of relic.
reliques
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pluralof relique.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Said critics: Last year the city of Copenhagen paid a graceful compliment to the Gothic intellect by holding a memorial exhibit of reliques, papers, letters, reminiscent of the life of Wolfgang Goethe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Deep down in the darkened crypt are the reliques of the dusky Sara, the servant of the holy Marys.
From The Automobilist Abroad by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
But this would not be accomplished before they should be possessed of his reliques, and transport them from Rome into Britain.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
If there had been any reliques of the ancient costume of the castle of a Highland chieftain, we should have been sorry to have passed it.
From Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 by John Campbell Shairp
Yours only the Egyptian laurels are; I bring you but the reliques of your war.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by John Dryden
