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- Relief - n. - 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.
- Relief - n. - 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.
- Relief - n. - That which removes or lessens 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.
- Relief - n. - 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.
- Relief - n. - The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.
- Relief - n. - The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.
- Relief - n. - The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.
- Relief - n. - The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
- Reliefful - a. - Giving relief.
- Reliefless - a. - Destitute of relief; also, remediless.
- Aquapuncture - n. - The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.
- Nepenthe - n. - A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.
- Herniotomy - n. - A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.
- Disembarrassment - n. - Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.
- Grace - n. - The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
- Panacea - n. - A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.
- Charity - n. - Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions.
- Electro-tint - n. - A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.
- Libel - n. - A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks.
- Stereogram - n. - A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a stereograph.
- Repousse - a. - Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal.
- Refreshment - n. - The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression.
- Relief - n. - 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.
- Anastatic - a. - Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.
- Asylum - n. - An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.
- Issue - n. - An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.
- Concerto - n. - A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill.
- Redress - v. t. - To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
- Spell - n. - The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead.
- Knotted - a. - Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks.
- Demi-rilievo - n. - Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
- Emboss - v. t. - To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like.
- Mezzo-rilievo - n. - A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief.
- Casual - n. - One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
- Neurotomy - n. - The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.
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- G425 ἄνεσις - 425 ἄνεσις - ἌΝΕΣΙΣ - - ánesis - an'-es-is - from ἀνίημι; relaxation or (figuratively) relief:--eased, liberty, rest. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G484 ἀντίληψις - 484 ἀντίληψις - ἈΝΤΊΛΗΨΙΣ - - antílēpsis - an-til'-ape-sis - from ἀντιλαμβάνομαι; relief:--help. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G1248 διακονία - 1248 διακονία - ΔΙΑΚΟΝΊΑ - - diakonía - dee-ak-on-ee'-ah - from διάκονος; attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate):--(ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing). - Noun Feminine - greek
- G1984 ἐπισκοπή - 1984 ἐπισκοπή - ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΉ - - episkopḗ - ep-is-kop-ay' - from ἐπισκέπτομαι; inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate":--the office of a "bishop", bishoprick, visitation. - Noun Feminine - greek
- H4734 מִקְלַעַת - 4734 מִקְלַעַת - מִקְלַעַת - - miqlaʻath - mik-lah'-ath - from קָלַע; a sculpture (probably in bas-relief); carved (figure), carving, graving. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H6603 פִּתּוּחַ - 6603 פִּתּוּחַ - פִּתּוּחַ - - pittûwach - pit-too'-akh - or פִּתֻּחַ ; passive participle of פָּתַח; sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio); carved (work) (are, en-) grave(-ing, -n). - Noun Masculine - heb
- H7309 רְוָחָה - 7309 רְוָחָה - רְוָחָה - - rᵉvâchâh - rev-aw-khaw' - feminine of רֶוַח; relief; breathing, respite. - Noun Feminine - heb
- G4944 συνωδίνω - 4944 συνωδίνω - ΣΥΝΩΔΊΝΩ - - synōdínō - soon-o-dee'-no - from σύν and ὠδίνω; to have (parturition) pangs in company (concert, simultaneously) with, i.e. (figuratively) to sympathize (in expectation of relief from suffering):--travail in pain together. - Verb - greek
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