Noah Webster
Relic
REL'IC, noun [Latin reliquiae, from relinquo, to leave; re and linquo.]
1. That which remains; that which is left after the loss or decay of the rest; as the relics of a town; the relics of magnificence; the relics of antiquity. The relics of saints, real or pretended, are held in great veneration by the catholics.
2. The body of a deceased person; a corpse. [Usually in the plural.]