Definition of "relic" []

• Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared: "Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism” ( Cyril Connolly). (noun)
• Something cherished for its age or historic interest. (noun)
• An object kept for its association with the past; a memento. (noun)
• An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint. (noun)
• A corpse; remains. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Also similar are the supernatural elements to both games as the mystery of the title relic inevitably leads to the discovery of some unnatural force that threatens the world."
• "ZAHN: Obviously not going to take any questions today, but confirming what he told congressional members yesterday, that the United States will unilaterally withdraw from the ABM Treaty, what he calls a relic of the Cold War."
• "Uncle. twas my intention to have brought it home again with me. you see Grosvenor this relic is already become rare. have you received the original"