NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Relics

Relics: the remains of saints (usually bones), honored in the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
the pluralized form of relic, meaning artifact
an album called Relics
Relics is also the title of an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that features Montgomery Scott from the original series

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Relic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1797 words)
	A relic is an object, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of someone of religious significance, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial.
	Relic is also the term for something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared, but also an object cherished for historical or memorial value (such as a keepsake or heirloom).
	The veneration of the relics of saints - from the Summa Theologiae

Relic - definition of Relic in Encyclopedia (1144 words)
	The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae ('remains') and there are many pre-Christian instances of some bone or other part of the corpse, or some intimately associated object, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial.
	The preservation of relics is a primitive instinct, and it is associated with shamanism as well as many other developed religious systems besides that of Christianity.
	Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism and Hinduism.

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