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  • 121Sabbath —    (Heb. verb shabbath, meaning to rest from labour ), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:2). The sabbath was made for man, as a day of rest and refreshment for the body …

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  • 122formality — noun 1 action that is necessary according to custom/law ADJECTIVE ▪ mere ▪ Your acceptance into the club will be a mere formality. ▪ customs, legal (both esp. BrE) VERB + FORMALITY ▪ …

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  • 123dismiss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. send away; discharge, liberate, disband; cancel (law). See nullification, ejection, liberation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To send away] Syn. discard, reject, decline, repel, repudiate, dispatch,… …

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  • 124absolve — Synonyms and related words: acquit, administer absolution, administer extreme unction, amnesty, cancel, clear, confess, declare a moratorium, decontaminate, destigmatize, discharge, dismiss, dispense, dispense from, dispense with, except,… …

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  • 125let go — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, absolve, acquit, amnesty, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, boot, bounce, break, break up, bump, bust, can, carouse, cashier, cast loose, celebrate, clear, come off, cut, cut loose, cut… …

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  • 126let off — Synonyms and related words: absolve, acquit, amnesty, backfire, blast, blow out, blow up, burst, bust, cast loose, charge, charter, chartered, clear, cock, decontaminate, demobilize, destigmatize, detonate, discharge, dismiss, dispense, dispense… …

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  • 127excuse — v 1. forgive, absolve, shrive, remit; forbear, spare, judge with leniency; pardon, amnesty, reprieve, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate; acquit, clear, prove innocent, uphold innocence, remove guilt; condone, make allowances for, overlook, pass… …

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  • 128remit — v 1. forward, transmit, send, dispatch; pay, make payment, discharge; remunerate, recompense, reimburse, compensate; settle, pay off or up, pay in full, liquidate. 2. respite, reprieve, stay, grant a stay of execution, interrupt, stem, check,… …

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