relique /relˈik or ri-lēkˈ/

reliquaire /rel-i-kwārˈ/ or relˈiquary /-kwər-i/ noun

A receptacle for relics

relˈiquary adjective

1. Of relics
2. Residual

relic or (archaic) relique /relˈik/

1. That which is left after loss or decay of the rest
2. A corpse (usu in pl; archaic)
3. Any personal memorial of a saint, held in reverence as an incentive to faith and piety (RC)
4. A souvenir
5. A memorial of antiquity or object of historic interest
6. Anything, such as a custom, that is a survival from the past

relˈic-monger noun

A person who deals in or collects relics

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