1. relief /rĭ-lēf′//rĭ-lēf′/

    noun

    1. The easing of a pain, distress, or anxiety.
      "The drug provides quick relief from asthma. The news of their safe arrival came as a great relief."
    2. Something that alleviates pain, distress, or anxiety.
      "It was a relief to see that everyone had arrived safely."
    3. Aid in time of danger.
      "disaster relief."

    noun

    1. The easing of a pain, distress, or anxiety.
      "The drug provides quick relief from asthma. The news of their safe arrival came as a great relief."
    2. Something that alleviates pain, distress, or anxiety.
      "It was a relief to see that everyone had arrived safely."
    3. Aid in time of danger.
      "disaster relief."
    4. Rescue from a siege.
      "troops sent for the relief of the fort."
    5. Public assistance.
      "people eligible for relief."
    6. Release from a post or duty, such as that of sentinel.
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    The meaning of RELIEF is a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate. How to use relief in a sentence. a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate… See the full definition. Games; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; New Slang; Rhymes; Word Finder ...
  3. reliefhelp.org

    Relief is a highly acclaimed non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the international Jewish community in overcoming the broad range of conditions related to mental illness. Ensuring no individual is ever left alone to navigate the complex journey, we provide a comprehensive resource of vetted professionals, referred according to your ...
  4. ncronline.org

    Feb 5, 2025Catholic Relief Services operated a budget of nearly $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2023, per a 2024 audit. Nearly half — $521 million — came from U.S. government grants and agreements.
  5. kychamber.com

    ARH Disaster Relief Center (Former JC Penney Building) - Hazard 278 Black Gold Blvd, Hazard, KY Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Former Highlands ARH Cancer Center building (on the Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center campus) - Prestonsburg 5000 KY Route 321, Prestonsburg, KY Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    Relief

    Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb relevare, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. When a relief is carved into a flat surface of stone or wood, the field is actually lowered, leaving the unsculpted areas seeming higher. The approach requires a lot of chiselling away of the background, which takes a long time. On the other hand, a relief saves forming the rear of a subject, and is less fragile and more securely fixed than a sculpture in the round, especially one of a standing figure where the ankles are a potential weak point, particularly in stone. In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mâché the form can be simply added to or raised up from the background. Monumental bronze reliefs are made by casting. Wikipedia

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