Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 37

Religion (n.) Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.

Religionary (a.) Relating to religion; pious; as, religionary professions.

Religionary (n.) Alt. of Religioner

Religioner (n.) A religionist.

Religionism (n.) The practice of, or devotion to, religion.

Religionism (n.) Affectation or pretense of religion.

Religionist (n.) One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a religious zealot.

Religionize (v. t.) To bring under the influence of religion.

Religionless (a.) Destitute of religion.

Religiosity (n.) The quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness.

Religious (a.) 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.

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

Religious (a.) Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.

Religious (a.) Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.

Religious (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.

Religiously (adv.) In a religious manner.

Religiousness (n.) The quality of being religious.

Relik (n.) Relic.

Relinquent (a.) Relinquishing.

Relinquent (n.) One who relinquishes.

Relinquished (imp. & p. p.) of Relinquish

Relinquishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relinquish

Relinquish (v. t.) To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.

Relinquish (v. t.) To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt.

Relinquisher (n.) One who relinquishes.

Relinquishment (n.) The act of relinquishing.

-ries (pl. ) of Reliquary

Reliquary (n.) A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.

Relique (n.) See Relic.

Reliquiae (n. pl.) Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.

Reliquiae (n. pl.) Same as Induviae.

Reliquian (a.) Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a relic.

Reliquidate (v. t.) To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.

Reliquidation (n.) A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment.

Relished (imp. & p. p.) of Relish

Relishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relish

Relish (v. t.) 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.

Relish (v. t.) To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.

Relish (v. i.) To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.

Relish (n.) A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

Relish (n.) Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.

Relish (n.) A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

Relish (n.) 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.

Relish (n.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

Relishable (a.) Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying.

Relive (v. i.) To live again; to revive.

Relive (v. t.) To recall to life; to revive.

Reload (v. t.) To load again, as a gun.

Reloan (n.) A second lending of the same thing; a renewal of a loan.

Relocate (v. t.) To locate again.

Relocation (n.) A second location.

Relocation (n.) Renewal of a lease.

Relodge (v. t.) To lodge again.

Relove (v. t.) To love in return.

Relucent (a.) Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright; luminous; splendid.

Reluct (v. i.) To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance.

Reluctance (n.) Alt. of Reluctancy

Reluctancy (n.) 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.

Reluctant (a.) Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.

Reluctant (a.) Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.

Reluctantly (adv.) In a reluctant manner.

Reluctate (v. i.) To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose.

Reluctation (n.) Repugnance; resistance; reluctance.

Relumed (imp. & p. p.) of Relume

Reluming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relume

Relume (v. t.) To rekindle; to light again.

Relumined (imp. & p. p.) of Relumine

Relumining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relumine

Relumine (v. t.) To light anew; to rekindle.

Relumine (v. t.) To illuminate again.

Relied (imp. & p. p.) of Rely

Relying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rely

Rely (v. i.) 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.

Remade () imp. & p. p. of Remake.

Remained (imp. & p. p.) of Remain

Remaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Remain

Remain (v. i.) To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

Remain (v. i.) To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

Remain (v. t.) To await; to be left to.

Remain (n.) State of remaining; stay.

Remain (n.) That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.

Remain (n.) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.

Remain (n.) The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's

Remainder (n.) Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.

Remainder (n.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.

Remainder (n.) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder.

Remainder (a.) Remaining; left; left over; refuse.

Remainder-men (pl. ) of Remainder-man

Remainder-man (n.) One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See Remainder, n., 3.

Remake (v. t.) To make anew.

Remanded (imp. & p. p.) of Remand

Remanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Remand

Remand (v. t.) To recommit; to send back.

Remand (n.) The act of remanding; the order for recommitment.

Remandment (n.) A remand.

Remanence (a.) Alt. of Remanency

Remanency (a.) The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence.

Remanent (a.) That which remains; a remnant; a residue.

Remanent (a.) Remaining; residual.

Remanet (n.) A case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed case.

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