relic

Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared.

Something cherished for its age or historic interest.

An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.

An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.

A corpse; remains.

That which remains; that which is left after the consumption, loss, or decay of the rest.

The body of a deceased person; a corpse, as deserted by the soul.

That which is preserved in remembrance; a memento; a sonvenir; a keepsake.

An object held in reverence or affection because connected with some sacred or beloved person deceased; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Gr. Ch., and some other churches, a saint’s body or part of it, or an object supposed to have been connected with the life or body of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint or martyr, and regarded therefore as a personal memorial worthy of religions veneration.

Something dear or precious.