relic
Vestige from antiquity
A relic is something that survives from an earlier time.
Religious relics are physical remains of saints or objects associated with them, venerated by the faithful: a relic of the True Cross.
More broadly, relics are artifacts from the past: relics of the Roman Empire.
The word often carries connotations of obsolescence—calling something a relic suggests it belongs to a bygone era: That flip phone is a relic.
Stored past experiences
- bygoneOf earlier times
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- souvenirToken from a trip
- yesteryearTime not long past
wistfulness · sentimentality · retrospect · vintage · throwback · retro · sepia · faded
Sacred devotional place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- altarSacred ritual table
- saintCanonized holy person
- venerationProfound admiring respect
holy · blessed · consecrated · sanctified · martyr · canonization · intercession · bones
Related people together
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
ancestral · heritage · generations · sentimental · bequest · patrimony · treasure · hand-me-down
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- defunctNo longer existing
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
superseded · bygone · anachronism · vintage · legacy · deprecated · dinosaur · vestigial
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- potsherdFragment of earthenware
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
carbon-dating · tomb · inscription · ruins · site · trowel · ceramics · skeleton
Magical protective charm
- amuletWorn protective token
- runeAncient Germanic letter
- charmAttractive personal quality
- curseInvoked harm through words
enchanted · magical · ritual · sacred · mystical · supernatural · fetish · totem
Great age, ancient era
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- zigguratStepped ancient temple mound
prehistoric · neolithic · paleolithic · fossil · mammoth · primordial · archaic · classical
memories
Stored past experiences
- bygoneOf earlier times
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- souvenirToken from a trip
yesteryear · wistfulness · sentimentality · retrospect · vintage · throwback · retro · sepia · faded · old-fashioned
shrine
Sacred devotional place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- altarSacred ritual table
- saintCanonized holy person
veneration · holy · blessed · consecrated · sanctified · martyr · canonization · intercession · bones · chapel
family
Related people together
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- antiqueOld valued collectible
vintage · ancestral · heritage · generations · sentimental · bequest · patrimony · treasure · hand-me-down · memento
outdated
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- defunctNo longer existing
archaic · superseded · bygone · anachronism · vintage · legacy · deprecated · dinosaur · vestigial · disused
excavation
Act of unearthing
stratigraphy · carbon-dating · tomb · inscription · ruins · site · trowel · ceramics · skeleton · burial
talisman
Magical protective charm
curse · enchanted · magical · ritual · sacred · mystical · supernatural · fetish · totem · artifact
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
ziggurat · prehistoric · neolithic · paleolithic · fossil · mammoth · primordial · archaic · classical · medieval
deterioration
Process of declining quality
corrosion · disintegration · weathered · fragile · faded · worn · tattered · rusted · patina · preservation
museum
Public exhibit space
coinage · statuette · amulet · figurine · bronze · carving · jewelry · mosaic · manuscript · parchment
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- sanctityholiness, sacredness, hallowedness, sanctity, blessedness
- Sri Lankan antiquitiesstupas, sacred city, ancient capital, moonstones, bodhi tree
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- game itemspotion, health potion, mana potion, power-up, extra life
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
relicnewcomer
Recent arrival somewhere
up-and-comer · rising star · comer · novelty · innovation
Most advanced available innovations
state-of-the-art · ultramodern · innovation · novelty · new
relicdisposable
Made for one use
throwaway · ephemera · consumable · planned obsolescence · fad
- war relicsItems from past conflicts
- holy relicConsecrated religious artifact
- ancient relicsVery old historical objects
- sacred relicsSpiritually significant religious objects
- religious relicsVenerated sacred objects
- historical relicsObjects from earlier times