reliquiae
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of reliquiae
From Latin, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at relic
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately Leland’s words S. Wilfridi reliquiae sub arcu prope magnum altare sepultae are too vague to decide its exact position.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles
The ground was trampled by many hoofs; fragments of paper—powder-blackened—broken rocket-sticks, and half-burnt fuses, strewed the sward—the pyrotechnic reliquiae of the fiendish spectacle.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
Steep shelving walls strewed with shells and the reliquiae of hippopotami, environed this singular basin, which appeared to be fathomless, and to measure a mile and a half in circumference.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
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