REINRein, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reining.]
1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. He mounts and reins his horse. Chapman.
2. To restrain; to control; to check. Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance. Shak. To rein in or rein up, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins.
REINRein, v. i.
Defn: To be guided by reins. [R.] Shak.
REINAUGURATERe`in*au"gu*rate, v. t.
Defn: To inaugurate anew.
REINCITRe"in*cit" (-st"), v. t.
Defn: To incite again.
REINCORPORATERe`in*cor"po*rate, v. t.
Defn: To incorporate again.
REINCREASERe`in*crease" (-krs"), v. t.
Defn: To increase again.
REINCURRe`in*cur" (-kr"), v. t.
Defn: To incur again.
REINDEERRein"deer` (rn"dr), n. Etym: [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel.hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.][Formerly written also raindeer, and ranedeer.] (Zool.)
Defn: Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate.
Note: The common European species (R. tarandus) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (R. caribou) is found in Canada and Maine (see Caribou.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (R. Groelandicus), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. Reindeer moss (Bot.), a gray branching lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. — Reindeer period (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe.
REINDUCERe`in*duce" (r`n*ds"), v. t.
Defn: To induce again.
REINETTERei*nette" (r*nt"), n. Etym: [F. See 1st Rennet.] (Bot.)
Defn: A name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly ofFrench origin.
REINFECT Re`in*fect" (r`n*fkt), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + infect: cf. F. réinfecter.]
Defn: To infect again.
REINFECTIOUSRe`in*fec"tious (-fk"shs), a.
Defn: Capable of reinfecting.
REINFORCERe`in*force" (-frs"), v. t.
Defn: See Reënforce, v. t.
REINFORCERe`in*force", n.
Defn: See Reënforce, n.
REINFORCEMENTRe`in*force"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: See Reënforcement.
REINFUND Re`in*fund" (-fnd"), v. i. Etym: [Pref. re- + L. infundere to pour in.]
Defn: To flow in anew. [Obs.] Swift.
REINGRATIATERe`in*gra"ti*ate (-gr"sh*t), v. t.
Defn: To ingratiate again or anew. Sir. T. Herbert.
REINHABITRe`in*hab"it (-hb"t), v. t.
Defn: To inhabit again. Mede.
REINLESSRein"less (rn"ls), a.
Defn: Not having, or not governed by, reins; hence, not checked or restrained.
REINS Reins (rnz), n. pl. Etym: [F. rein, pl. reins, fr. L. ren, pl. renes.]
1. The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.
2. The inward impulses; the affections and passions; — so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are. My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. Prov. xxiii. 16. I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Rev. ii. 23. Reins of a vault (Arch.), the parts between the crown andd the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting outward, it is because its reins are not sufficiently filled up.
REINSERTRe`in*sert" (r`n*srt"), v. t.
Defn: To insert again.
REINSERTIONRe`in*ser"tion (-sr"shn), n.
Defn: The act of reinserting.
REINSPECTRe`in*spect" (-spkt"), v. t.
Defn: To inspect again.
REINSPECTIONRe`in*spec"tion (-spk"shn), n.
Defn: The act of reinspecting.
REINSPIRERe`in*spire" (-spr"), v. t.
Defn: To inspire anew. Milton.
REINSPIRITRe`in*spir"it (-sp`r"t), v. t.
Defn: To give fresh spirit to.
REINSTALL Re`in*stall" (-stl"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + install: cf. F. réinstaller.]
Defn: To install again. Milton.
REINSTALLMENTRe`in*stall"ment (ment), n.
Defn: A renewed installment.
REINSTATERe`in*state" (-stt"), v. t.
Defn: To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom. For the just we have said already thet some of them were reinstated in their pristine happiness and felicity. Glanvill.
REINSTATEMENTRe`in*state"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated; re
REINSTATIONRe`in*sta"tion (-st"shn), n.
Defn: Reinstatement. [R.]
REINSTRUCTRe`in*struct" (-strkt"), v. t.
Defn: To instruct anew.
REINSURANCERe`in*sur"ance (-shr"ans), n.
1. Insurance a second time or again; renewed insurance.
2. A contract by which an insurer is insured wholly or in part against the risk he has incurred in insuring somebody else. See Reassurance.
REINSURERe`in*sure" (-shr"), v. t.
1. To insure again after a former insuranse has ceased; to renew insurance on.
2. To insure, as life or property, in favor of one who has taken an inssurance risk upon it. The innsurer may cause the property insured to be reinsured by other persons. Walsh.
REINSURERRe`in*sur"er (-shr"r), n.
Defn: One who gives reinsurance.
REINTEGRATERe*in"te*grate (r*n"t*grt), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + integrate. Cf.Redintegrate.]
Defn: To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore; to bring again together into a whole, as the parts off anything; to reas, to reintegrate a nation. Bacon.
REINTEGRATIONRe*in`te*gra"tion (-gr"shn), n.
Defn: A renewing, or making whole again. See Redintegration.
REINTERRe`in*ter" (r`n*tr"), v. t.
Defn: To inter again.
REINTERROGATERe`in*ter"ro*gate (-tr"r*gt), v. t.
Defn: To interrogate again; to question repeatedly. Cotgrave.
REINTHRONERe`in*throne" (-thrn"), v. t.
Defn: See Reënthrone.
REINTHRONIZERe`in*thron"ize (-z), v. t.
Defn: To enthrone again.[Obs.]
REINTRODUCERe*in`tro*duce" (r*n`tr*ds"), v. t.
Defn: To introduce again.— Re*in`tro*duc"tion (-d, n.
REINVESTRe`in*vest" (r`n*vst"), v. t.
Defn: To invest again or anew.
REINVESTIGATERe`in*ves"ti*gate (-vs"t*gt), v. t.
Defn: To investigate again.— Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion (-g, n.
REINVESTMENTRe`in*vest"ment (-vst"ment), n.
Defn: The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
REINVIGORATERe`in*vig"or*ate (-vg"r*t), v. t.
Defn: To invigorate anew.
REINVOLVERe`in*volve" (-vlv"), v. t.
Defn: To involve anew.
REIS Re`is (r"s or rz), n. Etym: [Pg., pl. of real, an ancient Portuguese coin.]
Defn: The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents.
REISReis (rs), n. Etym: [Ar. ra head, chief, prince.]
Defn: A common title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship. [Written also rais and ras.]
REIS EFFENDIReis` Ef*fen"di (rs` f*fn"d). Etym: [See 2d Reis, and Effendi.]
Defn: A title formerly given to one of the chief Turkish officers of state. He was chancellor of the empire, etc.
REISSNER'S MEMBRANEReiss"ner's mem"brane (rs"nrz mm"brn). Etym: [Named from E. Reissner,A German anatomist.] (Anat.)
Defn: The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear.
REISSUABLERe*is"su*a*ble (r*sh"**b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being reissued.
REISSUERe*is"sue (r*sh"), v. t. & i.
Defn: To issue a second time.
REISSUERe*is"sue, n.
Defn: A second or repeated issue.
REITReit (rt), n.
Defn: Sedge; seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
REITERRei"ter (r"tr), n. Etym: [G., rider.]
Defn: A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
REITERANTRe*it"er*ant (r-t"r-ant), a. Etym: [See Reiterate.]
Defn: Reiterating. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
REITERATE Re*it"er*ate (-at), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reiterated (-a`têd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reiterating.] Etym: [Pref. re- + iterate: cf. F. réitérer, LL. reiterare to question again.]
Defn: To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes,to repeat.That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation.Milton.You never spoke what did become you less Than this; which toreiterate were sin. Shak.
Syn.— To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.
REITERATERe*it"er*ate (-t), a.
Defn: Reiterated; repeated. [R.]
REITERATEDLYRe*it"er*a`ted*ly (-`td-l), adv.
Defn: Repeatedly.
REITERATIONRe*it`er*a"tion (-"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. réitération.]
Defn: The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated.
REITERATIVERe*it"er*a*tive (r-t"r—tv), n.
1. (Gram.)
Defn: A word expressing repeated or reiterated action.
2. A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally.
REIVERReiv"er (rv"r), n.
Defn: See Reaver. Ruskin.
REJECTRe*ject" (r-jkt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rejected; p. pr. & vb. n.Rejecting.] Etym: [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re-re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter.See Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers. Robynson (More's Utopia). Reject me not from among thy children. Wisdom ix. 4.
2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. That golden scepter which thou didst reject. Milton. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. Hog. iv. 6.
3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.
Syn.— To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.
REJECTABLERe*ject"a*ble (—b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being, or that ought to be, rejected.
REJECTAMENTA Re*jec`ta*men"ta (r-jk`t-mn"ta), n.pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. rejectare, v. intens. fr. rejicere. See Reject.]
Defn: Things thrown out or away; especially, things excreted by a living organism. J. Fleming.
REJECTANEOUSRe`jec*ta"ne*ous (r`jk-t"n-s), a. Etym: [L. rejectaneus.]
Defn: Not chosen orr received; rejected. [Obs.] "Profane, rejectaneous, and reprobate people." Barrow.
REJECTERRe*ject"er (r-jkt"r), n.
Defn: One who rejects.
REJECTIONRe*jec"tion (r-jk"shn), n. Etym: [L. rejectio: cf. F. réjection.]
Defn: Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.
REJECTITIOUSRe`jec*ti"tious (r`jk-tsh"s), a.
Defn: Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable. Cudworth.
REJECTIVERe*ject"ive (r-jkt"v), a.
Defn: Rejecting, or tending to reject.
REJECTMENTRe*ject"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away. Eaton.
REJOICE Re*joice" (r-jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rejoced (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoicing (-joi"sng).] Etym: [OE.rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F. réjouir; pref. re- re- + OF, esjouir, esjoir, F. , to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir, F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See Joy.]
Defn: To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to havepleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond acommon joy." Shak.I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. Ps. xxxi. 7.
Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.
REJOICERe*joice", v. t.
1. To enjoy. [Obs.] Bp. Peacock.
2. To give joi to; to make joyful; to gladden. I me rejoysed of my liberty. Chaucer. While she, great saint, rejoices heaven. Prior. Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made. Arbuthnot.
Syn.— To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.
REJOICERe*joice", n.
Defn: The act of rejoicing. Sir T. Browne.
REJOICEMENTRe*joice"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: Rejoicing. [Obs.]
REJOICERRe*joi"cer (r-joi"sr), n.
Defn: One who rejoices.
REJOICINGRe*joi"cing (-sng), n.
1. Joy; gladness; delight. We should particularly express our rejoicing by love and charity to our neighbors. R. Nelson.
2. The expression of joy or gladness. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous. Ps. cxviii. 15.
3. That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Ps. cxix. 111.
REJOICINGLYRe*joi"cing*ly, adv.
Defn: With joi or exultation.
REJOIN Re*join" (r-join"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rejoined (-joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoining.] Etym: [F. rejoindre; pref. re- re- + joindre to join. See Join, and cf. Rejoinder.]
1. To join again; to unite after separation.
2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. Pope.
3. To state in reply; — followed by an object clause.
REJOINRe*join", v. i.
1. To answer to a reply.
2. (Law)
Defn: To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
REJOINDERRe*join"der (-dr), n. Etym: [From F. rejoindre, inf., to join again.See Rejoin.]
1. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.
2. (Law)
Defn: The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication.
Syn.— Reply; ansswer; replication. See Reply.
REJOINDERRe*join"der, v. i.
Defn: To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]
REJOINDURERe*join"dure (-dr), n.
Defn: Act of joining again. [Obs.] "Beguiles our lips of all rejoindure" (i.e., kisses). Shak.
REJOINTRe*joint" (re-joint"), v. t.
1. To reunite the joints of; to joint anew. Barrow.
2. Specifically (Arch.), to fill up the joints of, as stones in buildings when the mortar has been dislodged by age and the action of the weather. Gwilt.
REJOLTRe*jolt" (r-jlt"), n.
Defn: A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. [R.]These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind. South.
REJOLTRe*jolt", v. t.
Defn: To jolt or shake again. Locke.
REJOURNRe*journ" (r-jrn"), v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. réajourner. See Adjourn.]
Defn: To adjourn; to put off. [Obs.] Shak.
REJOURNMENTRe*journ"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: Adjournment. [Obs.]
REJUDGERe*judge" (r-jj"), v. t.
Defn: To judge again; to reRejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace. Pope.
REJUVENATE Re*ju"ve*nate (r-j"v-nt), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- re- + L. juventis young, youthful.]
Defn: To render young again.
REJUVENATEDRe*ju"ve*na`ted, p. a. from Rejuvenate.
1. Rendered young again; as, rejuvenated life.
2. (Phys. Geog.) (a) Stimulated by uplift to renewed erosive activity; — said of streams. (b) Developed with steep slopes inside a district previously worn down nearly to base level; — said of topography, or features of topography, as valleys, hills, etc.
REJUVENATIONRe*ju`ve*na"tion (-n"shn), n.
Defn: Rejuvenescence.
REJUVENESCENCERe*ju`ve*nes"cence (-ns"sens), n.
1. A renewing of youth; the state of being or growing young again.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A method of cell formation in which the entire protoplasm of an old cell escapes by rupture of the cell wall, and then develops a new cell wall. It is seen sometimes in the formation of zo
REJUVENESCENCYRe*ju`ve*nes"cen*cy (-sen-s), n.
Defn: Rejuvenescence.
REJUVENESCENTRe*ju`ve*nes"cent (-sent), a.
Defn: Becoming, or causing to become, rejuvenated; rejuvenating.
REJUVENIZERe*ju`ve*nize (r-j"v-nz), v. t.
Defn: To rejuvenate.
REKINDLERe*kin"dle (r-kn"d'l), v. t. & i.
Defn: To kindle again.
REKNERek"ne (rk"ne), v. t.
Defn: To reckon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RELADERe*lade" (r-ld"), v. t.
Defn: To lade or load again.
RELAIDRe*laid" (r-ld),
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Relay.
RELAISRe*lais" (re-l"), n. Etym: [F. See Relay, n.] (Fort.)
Defn: A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch. Wilhelm.
RELANDRe*land" (r-lnd"), v. t.
Defn: To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped or embarked.
RELANDRe*land", v. i.
Defn: To go on shore after having embarked; to land again.
RELAPSE Re*lapse" (r-lps"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relapsed (-lpst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relapsing.] Etym: [L.relapsus, p. p. of relabi to slip back, to relapse; pref. re- re- + labi to fall, slip, slide. See Lapse.]
1. To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; — generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relaps into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; — sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed. That task performed, [preachers] relapse into themselves. Cowper.
3. (Theol.)
Defn: To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, orunbelief; to backslide.They enter into the justified state, and so continue all along,unless they relapse. Waterland.
RELAPSERe*lapse", n. Etym: [For sense 2 cf. F. relaps. See Relapse, v.]
1. A sliding or falling back, especially into a former bad state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of having fallen back. Alas! from what high hope to what relapse Unlooked for are we fallen! Milton.
2. One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backlider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again. [Obs.]
RELAPSERRe*laps"er (-lps"r), n.
Defn: One who relapses. Bp. Hall.
RELAPSINGRe*laps"ing, a.
Defn: Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state. Relapsing fever (Med.), an acute, epidemic, contagious fever, which prevails also endemically in Ireland, Russia, and some other regions. It is marked by one or two remissions of the fever, by articular and muscular pains, and by the presence, during the paroxism of spiral bacterium (Spirochæte) in the blood. It is not usually fatal. Called also famine fever, and recurring fever.
RELATERe*late" (r-lt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Related; p. pr. & vb. n.Relating.] Etym: [F. relater to recount, LL. relatare, fr. L.relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See Elate, and cf. Refer.]
1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.] Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again Both light of heaven and strength of men relate. Spenser.
2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.]
3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over. This heavy act with heavy heart relate. Shak.
4. To ally by connection or kindred. To relate one's self, to vent thoughts in words. [R.]
Syn. — To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; detail; describe.
RELATERe*late", v. i.
1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; — with to. All negative or privative words relate positive ideas. Locke.
2. To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.] Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without relating to any imperial account. Fuller.
RELATEDRe*lat"ed (-lt"d), p. p. & a.
1. Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree.
2. Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related.
3. Narrated; told.
4. (Mus.)
Defn: Same as Relative, 4.
RELATEDNESSRe*lat"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity. [R.] Emerson.
RELATERRe*lat"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who relates or narrates.
RELATIONRe*la"tion (r-l"shn), n. Etym: [F. relation, L. relatio. See Relate.]
1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. relation doth well figure them. Bacon.
2. The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant. Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things, or any comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation. I. Taylor.
3. Reference; respect; regard. I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in relation to its agreement with poetry. Dryden.
4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as, the relation of parents and children. Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother, first were known. Milton.
5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman. For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. Ld. Lytton.
6. (Law) (a) The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to take effect by relation. (b) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun. Wharton. Burrill.
Syn. — Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; kinsman; kinswoman.
RELATIONALRe*la"tion*al (r-l"shn-al), a.
1. Having relation or kindred; related. We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems. Tooke.
2. Indicating or specifying some relation. Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc. R. Morris.
RELATIONISTRe*la"tion*ist, n.
Defn: A relative; a relation. [Obs.]
RELATIONSHIPRe*la"tion*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason.
RELATIVERel"a*tive (rl"-tv), a. Etym: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject. I'll have grounds More relative than this. Shak.
2. Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute. Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part of the universe, and so stands in such a relations to the whole. South.
3. (Gram.)
Defn: Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
4. (Mus.)
Defn: Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other. Moore (Encyc. of Music). Relative clause (Gram.), a clause introduced by a relative pronoun. — Relative term, a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. Correlative.
RELATIVERel"a*tive, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation. Specifically: (a) A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman. "Confining our care . . . to ourselves and relatives." Bp. Fell. (b) (Gram.) A relative prnoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives " who", "which", "that".
RELATIVELYRel"a*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else;not absolutely.Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself,before you consider it relatively. I. Watts.
RELATIVENESSRel"a*tive*ness, n
Defn: The state of being relative, or having relation; relativity.
RELATIVITYRel`a*tiv"i*ty (-tv"-t), n.
Defn: The state of being relative; as, the relativity of a subject.Coleridge.
RELATORRe*lat"or (r-lt"r), n. Etym: [ L.: cf. F. relateur. See Relate.]
1. One who relates; a relater. "The several relators of this history." Fuller.
2. (Law)
Defn: A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed.
RELATRIXRe*lat"rix (-rks), n. Etym: [L.] (Law)
Defn: A female relator.
RELAX Re*lax" (r-lks"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relaxed (-lkst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relaxing.] Etym: [L. relaxare; pref. re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See Lax, and cf. Relay, n., Release.]
1. To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews. Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. Milton. Nor served it to relax their serried files. Milton.
2. To make less severe or rogorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, esrnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legilature. Swift.
3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.
4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels.
Syn. — To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; unbend; divert.
RELAXRe*lax", v. i.
1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax. His knees relax with toil. Pope.
2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein. Prior.
3. To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.
RELAXRe*lax", n.
Defn: Relaxation. [Obs.] Feltham.
RELAXRe**lax", a.
Defn: Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.
RELAXABLERe*lax"a*ble (—b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being relaxed.
RELAXANTRe*lax"ant (r-lks"ant), n. Etym: [L. relaxans, p. pr. of relaxare.](Med.)
Defn: A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.
RELAXATION Re`lax*a"tion (r`lks-"shn;277), n. Etym: [L. relaxatio; cf. F. relaxation.]
1. The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
2. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement. "Hours of careless relaxation." Macaulay.
RELAXATIVERe*lax"a*tive (r-lks"-tv), a.
Defn: Having the quality of relaxing; laxative.— n.
Defn: A relaxant. B. Jonson.
RELAYRe*lay" (r-l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relaid (-ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Relaying.] Etym: [Pref re- + lay, v.]
Defn: To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.
RELAY Re*lay" (r-l"), n. Etym: [F. relais (cf. OF. relais relaxation, discontinuance, It. rilascio release, relief, rilasso relay), fr. OF. relaissier to abandon, release, fr. L. relaxare. See Relax.]
1. A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for successive relief. Specifically: (a) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay. (b) A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses, and to continnue the pursuit of the game if it comes that way. (c) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some work.
2. (Elec.)
Defn: In various forms of telegrapfhic apparatus, a megnet which receives the circuit current, and is caused by it to bring into into action the power of a local battery for performing the work of making the record; also, a similar device by which the current in one circuit is made to open or close another circuit in which a current is passing. Relay battery (Elec.), the local battery which is brought into use by the action of the relay magnet, or relay.
RELAY CYLINDERRelay cylinder.
Defn: In a variable expansion central-valve engine, a small auxiliaryengine for automatically adjusting the steam distribution to the loadon the main engine.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
RELAY GOVERNORRelay governor.
Defn: A speed regulator, as a water-wheel governor, embodying therelay principle.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
RELBUNRel"bun (rl"bn), n.
Defn: The roots of the Chilian plant Calceolaria arachnoidea, — used for dyeing crimson.
RELEASABLERe*leas"a*ble (r-ls"-b'l), a.
Defn: That may be released.
RELEASERe*lease" (r-ls"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re + lease to let.]
Defn: To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
RELEASE Re*lease" (r-ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Released (r*lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Releasing.] Etym: [OE. relessen, OF. relassier, to release, to let free. See Relay, n., Relax, and cf. Release to lease again.]
1. To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. Mark xv. 6.
2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
3. (Law)
Defn: To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.] Hooker. A sacred vow that none should aye Spenser.
Syn. — To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extracate; let go; quit; acquit.
RELEASERe*lease", n.
1. The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. "Who boast'st release from hell." Milton.
2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.
4. (Law)
Defn: A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. Blackstone.
5. (Steam Engine)
Defn: The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. Lease and release. (Law) See under Lease. — Out of release, without cessation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Syn.— Liberation; freedom; discharge. See Death.
RELEASEERe*leas`ee" (-"), n.
Defn: One to whom a release is given.
RELEASEMENTRe*lease"ment (r-ls"ment), n.
Defn: The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation.Milton.
RELEASERRe*leas"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who releases, or sets free.
RELEASORRe*leas"or (-r), n.
Defn: One by whom a release is given.
RELEGATE Rel"e*gate (rl"-gt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relegated (-g`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Relegating.] Etym: [L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See Legate.]
Defn: To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; totransfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish.It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar.Milman.
RELEGATIONRel`e*ga"tion (-g"shn), n. Etym: [L. relegatio: cf. F. rel.]
Defn: The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.
RELENTRe*lent" (r-lnt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relented; p. pr. & vb. n.Relenting.] Etym: [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentuspliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.]
1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; todeliquesce. [Obs.]He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire.Chaucer.[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent.Boyle.When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feelsthe genial ray. Pope.
2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent Shak.
RELENTRe*lent", v. t.
1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.] And oftentimes he would relent his pace. Spenser.
2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]
3. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]
RELENTRe*lent" (r-lnt"), n.
Defn: Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazona.Spenser.
RELENTLESSRe*lent"less, a.
Defn: Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism. For this the avenging power employs his darts,.. Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. Dryden. — Re*lent"less*ly, adv. — Re*lent"less*ness, n.
RELENTMENTRe*lent"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: The act or process of retenting; the state of having relented.Sir T. Browne.
RELESSERe*lesse" (r-ls"), v. t.
Defn: To release. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RELESSEERe`les*see" (r`ls-s"), n.
Defn: See Releasee.
RELESSORRe`les*sor" (-sr"), n.
Defn: See Releasor.
RE-LETRe-let" (r-lt"), v. t.
Defn: To let anew, as a hous.
RELEVANCE; RELEVANCYRel"e*vance, Rel"e*van*cy, n.
1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability. Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore. Poe.
2. (Scots Law)
Defn: Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.
RELEVANT Rel"e*vant (-vant), a. Etym: [F. relevant, p. pr. of relever to raise again, to relieve. See Relieve.]
1. Relieving; lending aid or support. [R.] Pownall.
2. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand;pertinent; applicable.Close and relevant arguments have very little hold on the passions.Sydney Smith.
3. (SScots Law)
Defn: Sufficient to support the cause.
RELEVANTLYRel"e*vant*ly, adv.
Defn: In a relevant manner.
RELEVATIONRel`e*va"tion (-v"shn), n. Etym: [L. relevatio, fr. relevare. SeeRelieve.]
Defn: A raising or lifting up. [Obs.]
RELIABILITYRe*li`a*bil"i*ty (r-l`-bl"-t), n.
Defn: The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.
RELIABLERe*li"a*ble (r-l"-b'l), a.
Defn: Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. "A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles." A. Norton. The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object. Coleridge. According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by "unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs." W. Irving.
Note: Some authors take exception to this word, maintaining that it is unnecessary, and irregular in formation. It is, however, sanctioned by the practice of many careful writers as a most convenient substitute for the phrase to be relied upon, and a useful synonym for trustworthy, which is by preference applied to persons, as reliable is to things, such as an account, statement, or the like. The objection that adjectives derived from neuter verbs do not admit of a passive sense is met by the citation of laughable, worthy of being laughed at, from the neuter verb to laugh; available, fit or able to be availed of, from the neuter verb to avail; dispensable, capable of being dispensed with, from the neuter verb to dispense. Other examples might be added. — Re*li"a*ble*ness, n. — Re*li"a*bly, adv.
RELIANCERe*li"ance (-ans), n. Etym: [From Rely.]
1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. Macaulay.
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. Richardson.
RELIANTRe*li"ant (-ant), a.
Defn: Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting.
RELIC Rel"ic (rl"k), n. Etym: [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl., akin to relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.] [Formerly written also relique.]
1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. Chaucer. Wyclif. The relics of lost innocence. Kebe. The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics. Shak.
2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; — usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint. Addison. Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust. Pope.
3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. The pearis were split; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept. Tennyson.
RELICLYRel"ic*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of relics. [Obs.]
RELICT Rel"ict (-kt), n. Etym: [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p. of relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.]
Defn: A woman whose husband is dead; a widow. Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obbliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli. South.
RELICTEDRe*lict"ed (r-lkt"d), a. Etym: [L. relictus, p. p.] (Law)
Defn: Left uncovered, as land by recession of water. Bouvier.
RELICTIONRe*lic"tion (r-lk"shn), n. Etym: [L. relictio a leaving behind.](Law)
Defn: A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. Burrill.
RELIEF Re*lief" (r-lf"), n. Etym: [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf. Basrelief, Rilievi.]
1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. He seec the dire contagion spread so fast, That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. Dryden.
2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. For this relief much thanks; ;tis bitter cold. Shak.
3. That which removes or lessenc evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
4. (Feudal Law)
Defn: A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.
5. (Sculp. & Arch.)
Defn: The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on wwhich it is formed.
Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief (altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the Vocabulary.
6. (Paint.)
Defn: The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.
7. (Fort.)
Defn: The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. Wilhelm.
8. (Physical Geog.)
Defn: The elevations and surface undulations of a country. Guyot. Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.
Syn. — Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification.
RELIEFFULRe*lief"ful (r-lf"fl), a.
Defn: Giving relief. [Obs.]
RELIEFLESSRe*lief"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of relief; also, remediless.
RELIERRe*li"er (r-l"r), n. Etym: [From Rely.]
Defn: One who relies.
RELIEVABLERe*liev"a*ble (r-lv"-b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief. Sir M.Hale.
RELIEVE Re*lieve" (r-lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relieved (-lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relieving.] Etym: [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- + levare to raise, fr. levis light. See Levity, and cf. Relevant, Relief.]
1. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky; seemed almost of supernatural height. Sir W. Scott.
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.
RELIEVEMENTRe*lieve"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release. [Archaic.]
RELIEVERRe*liev"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who, or that which, relieves.
RELIEVINGRe*liev"ing, a.
Defn: 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.
RELIEVORe*lie"vo (r-l"v), n. Etym: [It. rilievo.]
Defn: See Relief, n., 5.
RELIGHTRe*light" (r-lt"), v. t.
Defn: To light or kindle anew.
RELIGIEUSE; RELIGIEUXRe*li`gi`euse", n. f. Re*li`gi`eux", n. m.Etym: [F.]
Defn: A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.
RELIGION Re*li"gion (r-lj"n), n. Etym: [F., from L. religio; cf. religens pious, revering the gods, Gr. 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. Köstlin (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.
Defn: 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.
Note: 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.
RELIGIONARYRe*li"gion*a*ry (r-lj"n—r), a.
Defn: Relating to religion; pious; as, religionary professions.[Obs.]
RELIGIONARY; RELIGIONERRe*li"gion*a*ry, Re*li"gion*er (-r), n.
Defn: A religionist. [R.]
RELIGIONISMRe*li"gion*ism (-z'm), n.
1. The practice of, or devotion to, religion.
2. Affectation or pretense of religion.
RELIGIONISTRe*li"gion*ist, n.
Defn: 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 heterodoreligionists, was to be scourged out of the town. Hawthorne.
RELIGIONIZERe*li"gion*ize (-z), v. t.
Defn: To bring under the influence of religion. [R.] Mallock.
RELIGIONLESSRe*li"gion*less, a.
Defn: Destitute of religion.
RELIGIOSITY Re*lig`i*os"i*ty (-lj`-s"-t), n. Etym: [L. religiositas: cf. F. religiosit.]
Defn: The quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness. [R.] M. Arnold.
RELIGIOUS Re*li"gious (r-lj"s), a. Etym: [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.
RELIGIOUSRe*li"gious, n.
Defn: 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.
RELIGIOUSLYRe*li"gious*ly, adv.
Defn: In a religious manner. Drayton.
RELIGIOUSNESSRe*li"gious*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being religious.
RELIKRel"ik (rl"k), n.
Defn: Relic. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RELINQUENT Re*lin"quent (r-ln"kwent), a. Etym: [L. relinquens, p. pr. of relinqquere. See Relinquish.]
Defn: Relinquishing. [R.]
RELINQUENTRe*lin"quent, n.
Defn: One who relinquishes. [R.]
RELINQUISH Re*lin"quish (-kwsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relinquished (-kwsht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing.] Etym: [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.