Emily Dickinson Lexicon

religious, adj. [see religion, n.] (webplay: man, true).

Pious; godly; [fig.] pharisaical; sanctimonious; self-righteous; holier-than-thou; affectedly devout; outwardly virtuous; exhibiting an exaggerated sense of personal spirituality for the purpose of impressing others.

relinquish (-ed), v. [OFr < L. re-, behind, back + linquěre, leave.]

Renounce; resign; abdicate; abandon; give up; let go of.

relish (-ed, -es), v. [OFr relais, remainder < relaisser, leave behind.] (webplay: nature).

Enjoy; savor; delight in; revel in; take pleasure in; appreciate gleefully.

reluctant, adj. [L. re-, against + luctārī, struggle.]

1. Unwilling; loath; hesitant.
2. Begrudged; [fig.] rare; occasional.

reluctant (-ly), adv. [see reluctant, adj.] (webplay: heart).

1. Unwillingly; grudgingly; unhappily; sadly; under protest; with resistance; in opposition to true desires; with a heavy heart.
2. Slowly; hesitatingly; uncertainly; haltingly; tremblingly; with fear.

rely, v. [OFr relier, bind together < L. re-, back +ligāre, bind.] (webplay: certainty, conviction, God).

1. Phrase. “Rely on”: be supported by; be sustained by; find strength through.
2. Phrase. “Rely on”: depend on; be sure of; be certain of; be assured of; have no doubt of; trust in; be fully confident of.

remain (-ed, -eth, -ing, -s), v. [AFr < L. remanēre, re-, back + manēre, stay.] (webplay: abide, alive, all, away, brother, childless, duties, father's, forgotten, greater, inn, lay, leave, left, long, lost, low, morning, night, one, others, past, power, remove, rest, same, taken, till, time, wisdom, years).

1. Stay in place; hold one's ground; [fig.] do one's duty in the face of opposition.
2. Would stay in place; would be remembered.
3. Stay; abide; continue in the same place.
4. Stay; linger; tarry; stay behind.
5. Stay; continue to be; persist; continue without change; to still be.
6. To be left; stay behind after the removal of something.
7. To be left; still need to be gone through.
8. Phrase: “remains to see”

remaining, adj. [see remain, v.] (webplay: childless, delay, grows, kept, night, proved, up).

Still present; left behind; left over; still available.

remaining, n. [see remain, v.] (webplay: greater, time).

The act of staying or continuing.

remand (-ed), v. [Fr. or Late L. re-, again + mandāre, enjoin, command.] (webplay: call).

1. Relegate; leave; abandon; send back; force to return for judgement.
2. Recall; summon back; demand the return of.