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3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.

The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject with a moral reflection. Addison.

4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or cruches; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to allevate; to-abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.

5. To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town .

Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. Dryden.

6. To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty.

Who hath relieved you? Shak.

7. To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right.

Syn. -- To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help; support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish; remove; free; remedy; redress; indemnify.

Relievment <Xpage=1214>

Re*liev"ment (-m e nt) , n. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release. [Archaic.]

Reliever <Xpage=1214>

Re*liev"er (-?r) , n. One who, or that which, relieves.

Relieving <Xpage=1214>

Re*liev"ing , a. Serving or tending to relieve.

Relieving arch (Arch.) , a discharging arch. See under Discharge , v. t. -- Relieving tackle . (Naut.) (a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales or an action, in case of accident to the tiller ropes . (b) A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in righting her.

Totten. Craig.

Relievo <Xpage=1214>

Re*lie"vo (r?-l?"v?) , n. [It. rilievo .] See Relief , n. , 5.

Relight <Xpage=1214>

Re*light" (r?-l?t") , v. t. To light or kindle anew.

Religieuse r e -lzhz, n. f. Religieux <Xpage=1214>

Re*li`gi`euse" (r e -l?`zh?`?z") , n. f. Re*li`gi`eux" (r e -l?`zh?`?") , n. m. [F.] A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.

Religion <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gion (r?-l?j"?n) , n. [F., from L. religio ; cf. religens pious, revering the gods, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ to head, have a care. Cf. Neglect .] 1. The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions ; monotheistic religions ; natural religion ; revealed religion ; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers .

An orderly life so far as others are able to observe us is now and then produced by prudential motives or by dint of habit; but without seriousness there can be no religious principle at the bottom, no course of conduct from religious motives; in a word, there can be no religion . Paley.

Religion [was] not, as too often now, used as equivalent for godliness; but . . . it expressed the outer form and embodiment which the inward spirit of a true or a false devotion assumed. Trench.

Religions, by which are meant the modes of sdivine worship proper to different tribes, nations, or communities, and based on the belief held in common by the members of them severally . . . There is no living religion without something like a doctrine. On the other hand, a doctrine, however elaborate, does not constitute a religion . C. P. Tiele (Encyc. Brit. ).

Religion . . . means the conscious relation between man and God, and the expression of that relation in human conduct. J. K\'94stlin (Schaff-Herzog Encyc. )

After the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisce. Acts xxvi. 5.

The image of a brute, adorned With gay religions full of pomp and gold. Milton.

2. Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice.

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion . Washington.

Religion will attend you . . . as pleasant and useful companion in every proper place, and every temperate occupation of life. Buckminster.

3. (R.C.CH.) A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion .

Trench.

A good man was there of religion . Chaucer.

4. Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct. [R.]

Those parts of pleading which in ancient times might perhaps be material, but at this time are become only mere styles and forms, are still continued with much religion . Sir M. Hale.

&hand; Religion , as distinguished from theology , is subjective, designating the feelings and acts of men which relate to God; while theology is objective, and denotes those ideas which man entertains respecting the God whom he worships, especially his systematized views of God. As distinguished from morality , religion denotes the influences and motives to human duty which are found in the character and will of God, while morality describes the duties to man, to which true religion always influences. As distinguished from piety , religion is a high sense of moral obligation and spirit of reverence or worship which affect the heart of man with respect to the Deity, while piety , which first expressed the feelings of a child toward a parent, is used for that filial sentiment of veneration and love which we owe to the Father of all. As distinguished from sanciti , religion is the means by which sanctity is achieved, sanctity denoting primarily that purity of heart and life which results from habitual communion with God, and a sense of his continual presence.

Natural religion , a religion based upon the evidences of a God and his qualities, which is supplied by natural phenomena. See Natural theology , under Natural . -- Religion of humanity , a name sometimes given to a religion founded upon positivism as a philosophical basis. -- Revealed religion , that which is based upon direct communication of God's will to mankind; especially, the Christian religion, based on the revelations recorded in the Old and New Testaments.

Religionary <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gion*a*ry (r?-l?j"?n-?-r?) , a. Relating to religion; pious; as, religionary professions . [Obs.]

Religionary, Religioner <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gion*a*ry , Re*li"gion*er (-?r) , n. A religionist. [R.]

Religionism <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gion*ism (-?z'm) , n. 1. The practice of, or devotion to, religion.

2. Affectation or pretense of religion.

Religionist <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gion*ist , n. One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a religious zealot.

The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the Puritan religionists . Palfrey.

It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other heterodo<?/ religionists , was to be scourged out of the town. Hawthorne.

Religionize <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gion*ize (-?z) , v. t. To bring under the influence of religion. [R.]

Mallock.

Religionless <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gion*less , a. Destitute of religion.

Religiosity <Xpage=1214>

Re*lig`i*os"i*ty (-l?j`?-?s"?-t?) , n. [L. religiositas : cf. F. religiosit<?/ .] The quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness. [R.]

M. Arnold.

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Re*li"gious (r?-l?j"?s) , a. [OF. religius , religious , F. religieux , from L. religiosus . See Religion .] 1. Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars.

Our law forbids at their religious rites My presence. Milton.

2. Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc.

Men whose lives Religious titled them the sons of God. Mlton

3. Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.

Thus, Indianlike, Religious in my error, I adore The sun, that looks upon his worshiper. Shak.

4. Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.

One of them is religious . Chaucer.

Syn. -- Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; conscientious; strict; rogod; exact.

Religious <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gious , n. A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.

Addison.

Religiously <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gious*ly , adv. In a religious manner.

Drayton.

Religiousness <Xpage=1214>

Re*li"gious*ness , n. The quality of being religious.

Relik <Xpage=1214>

Rel"ik (r?l"?k) , n. Relic. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Relinquent <Xpage=1214>

Re*lin"quent (r?-l?n"kw e nt) , a. [L. relinquens , p. pr. of relinqquere . See Relinquish .] Relinquishing. [R.]

Relinquent <Xpage=1214>

Re*lin"quent , n. One who relinquishes. [R.]

Relinquish <Xpage=1214>

Re*lin"quish (-kw?sh) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Relinquished (-kw?sht) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing .] [OF. relinquir , L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See Loan , and cf. Relic , Relict .]

1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit .

We ought to relinquish such rites. Hooker.

They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. Sir J. Davies.

2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt .

Syn. -- To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb<?/ar; forego. See Resign .

Relinquisher <Xpage=1214>

Re*lin"quish*er (-r?r) , n. One who relinquishes.

Relinquishment <Xpage=1214>

Re*lin"quish*ment (-m e nt) , n. The act of relinquishing.

Reliquary <Xpage=1214>

Rel"i*qua*ry (r?l"?-kw?-r?) , n. ; pl. -ries (-r&icr;z) . [LL. reliquiarium , reliquiare : cf. F. reliquaire . See Relic .] A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.

Relique <Xpage=1214>

Re*lique" (r?-l?k") , n. [F.] See Relic .

Chaucer.

Reliqui\'91/ <Xpage=1214>

Re*liq"ui*\'91/ (r?-l?k"w?-?) , n.pl. [L. See Relic .]

1. Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.

2. (Bot.) Same as Induvi\'91 .

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Reliquian <Xpage=1215>

Re*liq"ui*an (r?-l?k"w?- a n) , a. Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a relic. [R.]

Reliquidate <Xpage=1215>

Re*liq"ui*date (r?-l?k"w?-d?t) , v. t. To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.

Reliquidation <Xpage=1215>

Re*liq`ui*da"tion (-d\'b5"sh?n) , n. A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment.

A. Hamilton.

Relish <Xpage=1215>

Rel"ish (r?l"?sh) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Relished (-<?/sht) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relishing .] [Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. l<?/cher . See Lecher , Lick .] 1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food .

Now I begin to relish thy advice. Shak.

He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys. Atterbury.

2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.

A savory bit that served to relish wine. Dryden.

Relish <Xpage=1215>

Rel"ish , v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.

Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. Shak.

A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature. Woodward.

Relish <Xpage=1215>

Rel"ish , n. 1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor known till now True relish , tasting. Milton.

When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish . Addison.

2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.

It preserve some relish of old writing. Pope.

3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. Macaulay.

I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j<?/dicious. Cowper.

4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.

Syn. -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.

Relish <Xpage=1215>

Rel"ish , n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

Knight.

Relishable <Xpage=1215>

Rel"ish*a*ble (-?-b'l) , a. Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying.

Relive <Xpage=1215>

Re*live" (r?-l?v") , v. i. To live again; to revive.

Relive <Xpage=1215>

Re*live" , v. t. To recall to life; to revive. [Obs.]

Reload <Xpage=1215>

Re*load" (r?-l?d") , v. t. To load again, as a gun.

Reloan <Xpage=1215>

Re*loan" (r?-l?n") , n. A second lending of the same thing; a renewal of a loan.

Relocate <Xpage=1215>

Re*lo"cate (r?-l?"k?t) , v. t. To locate again.

Relocation <Xpage=1215>

Re`lo*ca"tion (r?`l\'b5-k?"sh?n) , n. 1. A second location.

2. (Roman & Scots Law) Renewal of a lease.

Relodge <Xpage=1215>

Re*lodge" (r?-l?j") , v. t. To lodge again.

Relove <Xpage=1215>

Re*love" (-l?v") , v. t. To love in return. [Obs.]

Boyle.

Relucent <Xpage=1215>

Re*lu"cent (r?-l?"s e nt) , a. [L. relucens , p. pr. relucere . See Lucent .] Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright; luminous; splendid.

Gorgeous banners to the sun expand Their streaming volumes of relucent gold. Glover.

Reluct <Xpage=1215>

Re*luct" (r?-l?kt") , v. i. [L. reluctari , p. p. reluctatus , to struggle; pref. re- re- + luctari to struggle, fr. lucia a wresting.] To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance.

Apt to reluct at the excesses of it [passion]. Walton.

Reluctance r-lkt a ns, Reluctancy <Xpage=1215>

Re*luc"tance (r?-l?k"t a ns) , Re*luc"tan*cy (-t a n-s?) , n. [See Reluctant .] The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against . "Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action."

Dryden.

He had some reluctance to obey the summons. Sir W. Scott.

Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden.

Syn <Xpage=1215>

Syn . See Dislike .

Reluctant <Xpage=1215>

Re*luc"tant (-t a nt) , a. [L. reluctans , -antis , p. pr. of reluctari . See Reluct .] 1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.

Reluctant , but in vain. Milton.

Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. Tickell.

2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience .

Mitford.

Syn. -- Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; backward; coy. See Averse .

Reluctantly <Xpage=1215>

Re*luc"tant*ly , adv. In a reluctant manner.

Reluctate <Xpage=1215>

Re*luc"tate (-t?t) , v. i. [See Reluct .] To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.] "To delude their reluctating consciences."

Dr. H. More.

Reluctation <Xpage=1215>

Rel`uc*ta"tion (r?l`?k-t?"sh?n) , n. Repugnance; resistance; reluctance. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Relume <Xpage=1215>

Re*lume" (r?-l?m") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Relumed (-l?md") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reluming .] [OF. relumer (cf. F. rallumer ), L. reluminare ; pref. re- re- + luminare to light. Cf. Reillume .] To rekindle; to light again.

Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. Pope.

I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume . Shak.

Relumine <Xpage=1215>

Re*lu"mine (r?-l?"m?n) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Relumined (-m?nd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relumining .] [See Relume .] 1. To light anew; to rekindle.

Shak.

2. To illuminate again.

Rely <Xpage=1215>

Re*ly" (r?-l?") , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Relied (-l?d") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relying .] [Pref. re- + lie to rest.] To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with on , formerly also with in .

Go in thy native innocence; rely On what thou hast of virtue. Milton.

On some fond breast the parting soul relies . Gray.

Syn. -- To trust; depend; confide; repose.

Remade <Xpage=1215>

Re*made" (r?-m?d") , imp. & p. p. of Remake .

Remain <Xpage=1215>