Relic /(r?l"?k)/

Rel·ic

Relic

n.
  1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
    The relics of lost innocence.
    — Kebe.
    The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics.
  2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body.
    There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint.
    Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust.
  3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.
    The pearls were spilt; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept.