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listering heat. Contributions for the relief of famine in
Africa would be most welcome. 2 aid, help, support, assistance,
succour; comfort: How many troops can we send for the relief of
the besieged garrison? 3 elevation, projection, contrast,
prominence; bas-relief or basso-rilievo ('low relief'),
mezzo-rilievo ('medium relief'), alto-rilievo ('high relief'):
The Greek reliefs brought to England by Lord Elgin are on
display at the British Museum. 4 substitute, surrogate,
replacement, alternate, locum (tenens), stand-in; understudy,
double: I wish that my relief would arrive so I could go home.
relieve v. 1 ease, lessen, reduce, diminish, abate, lift, raise,
alleviate, mitigate, palliate, soften, soothe: Business will
suffer if nothing is done to relieve the burden of high interest
rates. The doctor gave me something to relieve the pain. 2
disburden, free, rid, liberate, disencumber, unburden, rescue,
save, release: Winning the lottery relieved me of any immediate
worries of poverty. 3 help, aid, assist, support, succour,
rescue, save, deliver: Will the cavalry arrive in time to
relieve the fort, which is under attack? 4 stand in (for),
replace, substitute for, take over for or from, US spell, Colloq
sub for: I thought you were coming to relieve me at noon.
religion n. creed, belief, faith; doctrine, dogma: People must be
treated equally, regardless of their religion.
religious adj. 1 devout, churchgoing, pious, God-fearing, holy,
spiritual-minded: You never struck me as a particularly
religious person. 2 scrupulous, exact, precise, conscientious,
rigorous, strict, fastidious, meticulous, faithful, punctilious,
unerring, unswerving, undeviating: Edmund's work is
characterized by religious devotion to detail.
relinquish
v. 1 yield, give up, cede, waive, leave, quit, abandon, drop,
forsake, forswear, desert, abdicate, resign, renounce, let go,
surrender, vacate, retire from: Richard was forced to
relinquish the throne. 2 let go, give up, release, unloose,
loose, free: He refused to relinquish his grasp on her arm.
relish n. 1 enjoyment, pleasure, delight, gusto, eagerness, avidity,
anticipation, taste, appetite, zest, liking, appreciation,
fondness, fancy, partiality, preference: The children attacked