relic
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.Examples: "Why ſhould onely I, Of all the other Princes of the World, Be caſ’d-vp, like a holy Relique?"; "No Anchorite in the exstasy of devotion, ever adored a relique with more fervour than that with which I kissed this inimitable proof of my charmer’s candour, generosity and affection!"; "[…] the duke, in order to support their drooping hopes, ordered a procession to be made with the reliques of St. Valori, and prayers to be said for more favourable weather."Synonyms: halidom
2. (cosmology) A particle or entity that has existed since the Big Bang.Examples: "One of the primary targets of current and especially future cosmological observations are light thermal relics of the hot big bang."
verb (English)
1. (transitive, uncommon, often of guitars) To cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress.Examples: "Age has become a fetish in the world of guitars where large amounts of money are paid for a specially “reliced” guitar. As one company, Relic Guitars, which offers this service claims, “The idea behind relicing a guitar is to artificially replicate the natural wear that occurs over many years […]”"; "The whole idea of relicing an instrument is to accelerate the wear and tear that normally occurs over decades."; "He's since run his own shop, building, winding/making pickups, doing restorations and relicing guitars."oftentransitiveuncommon
Definition source: Wiktionary