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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Re-lĭg'ion-ism, n. p. 1113Practice of, or adherence to, religion. Stewart. 2. Affected or false religion.Re-lĭg'ion-ist, n. p. 1113One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a bigoted or affected practicer of religion. The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the Puritan religionists. Palfrey.Re-lĭg'i-os'i-ty, n. p. 1113The quality of being religious; sense of religion; religiousness. [Rare.]Re-lĭg'ious, a. p. 1113Pertaining or relating 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…Re-lĭg'ious, n. p. 1113A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concerns, and devoted to a life of piety and devotion; a monk or friar; a nun. [Obs.] Addison.Re-lĭg'ious-ly, adv. p. 1113In a religious manner; with love and reverence to the Supreme Being; piously. Drayton. 2. According to the rites of religion; reverently; with veneration. Shak. 3. In accordance with religious…Re-lĭg'ious-ness, n. p. 1113The quality or state of being religious.Re-lĭn'quent, a. p. 1113Relinquishing.Re-lĭn'quent, n. p. 1113One who relinquishes.Re-lĭn'quish, v. t. p. 1113To withdraw from; to leave behind; to abandon; to quit. There is no doubt but we ought to relinquish such rites and orders. Hooker. They placed Irish tenants on the lands relinquished by the English.…Re-lĭn'quish-er, n. p. 1113One who relinquishes.Re-lĭn'quish-ment, n. p. 1113The act of leaving or quitting; a forsaking; the renouncing a claim to.Rĕl'i-qua-ry, n. p. 1113A small chest, box, or casket, in which relics are kept.Re-lĭque', n. p. 1113A relic. See RELIC.Re-lĭq'ui-æ, n. pl. p. 1113Remains of the dead; organic remains. Humble. 2. (Bot.) The same as INDUVIÆ. See INDUVIÆ.Rē-lĭq'uid-āte, v. t. p. 1113To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.Rē-lĭq'uid-ā'tion, n. p. 1113A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment. Hamilton.Rĕl'ish, v. t. p. 1113To 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 a dish. Now I…Rēl'ish, v. i. p. 1113To have a pleasing taste; to give pleasure, gratification, or satisfaction; to be enjoyable. Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. Shak. 2.…Rēl'ish, n. p. 1113A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate. While we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor knew till now True relish, tasting. Milton. 2. Hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. When…Rĕl'ish-a-ble, a. p. 1113Having an agreeable taste; worthy of being relished.Rē-live', v. i. p. 1113To live again; to revive. Spenser.Rē-live', v. t. p. 1113To recall to life. [Obs.]Rē-lōad', v. t. p. 1113To load anew, as a gun.Rē-lōan', v. t. p. 1113To loan again; to lend, as that which has been lent and repaid.Rē-lōan', n. p. 1113A second lending of the same thing.Rē-lō'eāte, v. t. p. 1113To locate a second time.Rē′lo-eā′tion, n. p. 1113A second location. Scott. 2. (Law.) Renewal of a lease.Rē-lŏdge', v. t. p. 1113To lodge again.Rē-lōve', v. t. p. 1113To love in return. [Obs.] Boyle.Re-lū'cent, a. p. 1113Shining; transparent; clear; pellucid; as, a relucent stream. Gorgeous banners to the sun expand Their streaming volumes of relucent gold. Glover.Re-lŭct′, v. i. p. 1113To strive or struggle against any thing; to make resistance; to show reluctance or repugnance. He was by nature passionate, but more apt to reluct at the excesses of it. Walton.Re-lūc'tance or Re-lūc'tan-cy, n. p. 1113The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness;—often followed with to or against before the object. Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless…Re-lūc'tant, a. p. 1113Striving against; much opposed in heart; unwilling; repugnant; averse; loth. Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. Tickell. 2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as…Re-lūc'tant-ly, adv. p. 1113In a reluctant manner; with opposition of heart; unwillingly.Re-lūc'tāte, v. i. p. 1113To resist; to struggle against; to oppose. [Obs.] Fuller. Men devise colors to delude their reluctating consciences. Decay of Piety.Rēl'uc-tā'tion, n. p. 1113Repugnance; resistance. [Obs.] Bacon.Re-lūme', v. t. p. 1113To 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.Re-lū'mīne, v. t. p. 1113To light anew; to rekindle. Shak. 2. To illuminate again.Re-lī', v. i. p. 1113To rest with confidence, as the mind when 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…Rē-māde', imp. & p. p. p. 1114of remake.Re-māin’,, v. i. p. 1114To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after other things 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…Re-māin', v. t. p. 1114To await; to be left to. “The easier conquest now Remains thee.” Milton. ☞ This is elliptical for remains to thee. Remain is not properly a transitive verb.Re-māin', n. p. 1114That which is left; relic; remainder; — chiefly used in the plural. “When this remain of horror has entirely subsided.” Burke. 2. State of remaining; stay. [Obs.] Which often, since my here remain in…Re-māin'der, n. p. 1114Any thing that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue. “The last remainders of unhappy Troy.” Dryden. If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear…Re-māin'der, a. p. 1114Remaining; refuse; left. [Obs.] Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.Re-māin'der-man, n. p. 1114One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. Blackstone.Rē-māke', v. t. p. 1114To make anew.Re-mānd', v. t. p. 1114To recommit or send back. Remand it to its former place to unite in a new combination. South.Re-mānd'ment, n. p. 1114The act of remanding or ordering back. Jefferson.Rēm'a-nence or Rēm'a-nen-cy, n. p. 1114The state of being remanent; permanence; continuance. [Rare.] Neither St. Augustine nor Calvin denied the remanence of the will in the fallen spirit. Coleridge.Rēm'a-nent, n. p. 1114That which remains; remnant. [Obs.]Rēm'a-nent, a. p. 1114Remaining. [Obs.] That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit. Bp. Taylor.Rēm'a-nēt, n. p. 1114(Legal Practice.) A case for trial which can not be tried during the term, or a case postponed.Re-mārk', n. p. 1114The act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation. The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude Conjecture and remark, however shrewd. Cooper. 2. The expression, in speech or…Re-märk′, v. t. p. 1114To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to point out obviously; to note. [Rare.] Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief. Ford. His manacles remark him; here he sits. Milton. 2. To…Re-märk', v. i. p. 1114To say or observe. “I shall only remark.” Waterland.Rē-märk', v. t. p. 1114To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.Re-märk'a-ble, a. p. 1114Worthy of or capable of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; distinguished; uncommon. There is nothing left remarkable Beneath the visiting moon. Shak. Syn.—Observable; noticeable; extraordinary…Re-märk'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1114The state of being remarkable; observableness; worthiness of remark.