relic > define

noun

• An antiquity that has survived from the distant past.
• Something of sentimental value.
  • synonyms: keepsake, souvenir, token

• (n.) Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.
• (n.) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
• (n.) 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.