Definitions

1. noun

a personal or sacred object, especially a piece of jewelry or clothing, kept as a memento or memorial, especially of a deceased person.

“She kept the locket as a relique of her grandmother.”

2. noun

a fragment of bone, especially of a saint, kept as a sacred object.

“The cathedral displayed a relique of the saint in a glass case.”

3. noun

a surviving remnant of something, especially an ancient culture or a bygone era.

“The museum housed a relique of an ancient civilization.”

4. verb

to keep or preserve something as a memento or memorial, especially of a deceased person.

“She reliqued her grandmother’s locket in a special box.”