Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Relic \Rel"ic\ (r?l"?k), n. [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl.,
   akin to relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.]
   [Formerly written also {relique}.]
   1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or
      decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. --Chaucer. Wyclif.

            The relics of lost innocence.         --Kebe.

            The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics.
                                                  --Shak.

   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.
                                                  --Addison.

            Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And
            sacred place by Dryden's awful dust.  --Pope.

   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.                       --Tennyson.

Source : WordNet®

relic
     n 1: an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
     2: something of sentimental value [syn: {keepsake}, {souvenir},
         {token}]