Emily Dickinson Lexicon

release, n. [OFr < L. relaxāre < re-, again + laxus, loose.] (webplay: pain).

1. Relief; alleviation; respite; reprieve; easing of discomfort; [fig.] salvation; immortality.
2. Liberation; freedom; discharge from restraint; [fig.] death; liberation from mortality; freedom to rise to a heavenly sphere.
3. Detachment; separation; removal; amputation.