relieve, v. 1. alleviate, palliate, mitigate, abate, reduce, lessen; allay, assuage, soothe, calm, pacify, appease, Med. abirritate; subdue, quell, slake, quench, ease, salve.
2. comfort, console, solace, rest; minister to, attend, doctor, treat; cure, remedy, correct, redress, restore; freshen, quicken, revitalize, cheer.
3. assist, help, aid, succor; support, subvene, strengthen, reinforce.
4. free, exempt, deliver, liberate, release, extricate, rid, disburden, disembarrass; replace, supplant, dispossess, Inf. ease out; substitute for, take over for.
5. vary, shift, modify; break, interrupt, respite, let up on; relax, slacken.
religion, n. 1
. set or system of religious belief, creed, dogma, doctrine, principles, tenets, canons; theology, divinity, theosophy, dogmatics, doctrinal or dogmatic theology.
2. religious belief or conviction, faith, persuasion; sect, denomination, church.
3. deism, theism, monotheism, polytheism, pantheism.
religious, adj. 1. theological, doctrinal, dogmatic, dogmatical, orthodox, canonical; denominational, sectarian.
2. devout, pious, godly, holy, saintly, divine, sacred; spiritual, spiritual-minded, reverent, respectful; righteous, morally upright, good, pure, unworldly.
3. faithful, true, loyal, constant, devoted; unfailing, unerring, unswerving, undeviating; conscientious, scrupulous, exact, strict, rigid, rigorous, stern, severe.
relinquish, v. 1. renounce, surrender, Law. disclaim, abdicate, resign, Chiefly Scot. demit; transfer, hand over, sign away, Law. demise, lease, deliver up, turn over to.
2. abandon, forsake, desert, leave behind; depart, quit, go away from, vacate, evacuate, pull out of.
3. discontinue, give up, retire from, put aside, leave off, desist from, stop; forbear, drop, forgo, do or go without, waive, lay aside.
4. repudiate, abjure, reject, disown; abnegate, concede, yield, cede.
5. discard, cast off, jettison, throw away, get rid of, rid oneself of, toss out, throw out, Inf ditch, Inf. chuck.
6. let go, release, free, set free, liberate; unloose, loosen, untie.
relinquishment, n. 1. renunciation, abnegation, abdication, resignation, Archaic, demission; transfer, transferal, transference, ceding, leasing, handing over.
2. recantation, repudiation, disavowal, denial, back-pedaling; defection, heresy, apostasy, recreance, recreancy.
relish, n. 1
. enjoyment, pleasure, satisfaction, delight, zest, gusto; appreciation, liking, fancy, love, fondness; desire, wish, longing, hankering, craving; partiality, predilection, prejudice, leaning, inclination, preference.
2. flavor, savor, tang, taste, palate.
3. Cookery, piccalilli, chili, chili sauce, chow-chow, chutney, pickle; appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, antipasto, starter, canap£.