interval+of+rest

  • 61leave — vt left, leav·ing: bequeath devise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. leave I …

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  • 62wait — I verb abide, await, be patient, bear with composure, bide, continue, defer, delay, discontinue, extend, forbear, halt, hesitate, linger, loiter, mark time, pause, postpone, procrastinate, prorogate, protract, put off, remain, remand, reserve,… …

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  • 63truce — n. 1. Armistice, suspension of hostilities, cessation of arms. 2. Intermission, cessation, short rest, short quiet, pause, respite, interval of rest, reprieve, temporary peace, breathing time …

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  • 64Respite — Res pite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See {Respite}, n.] To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: (a) To delay or postpone; to put off. (b) To keep back from execution; to… …

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  • 65Respited — Respite Res pite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See {Respite}, n.] To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: (a) To delay or postpone; to put off. (b) To keep back from execution;… …

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  • 66Respiting — Respite Res pite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See {Respite}, n.] To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: (a) To delay or postpone; to put off. (b) To keep back from execution;… …

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  • 67respite — I. noun Etymology: Middle English respit, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin respectus, from Latin, act of looking back more at respect Date: 13th century 1. a period of temporary delay 2. an interval of rest or relief II. transitive verb… …

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  • 68Ogdoad — In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad (Greek ογδοάς , the eightfold) were eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis during what is called the Old Kingdom, the third through sixth dynasties, dated between 2686 to 2134 BC. First it was a cult having… …

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  • 69Thomas Spencer Baynes — (24 March 1823 in Wellington 31 May 1887 in London) was a philosopher, son of a Baptist minister, born at Wellington, Somerset, intended to study for Baptist ministry, and was at a theological seminary at Bath with that view, but being strongly… …

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  • 70respite — 1. noun /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt,ˈɹɛspɪt/ a) A brief interval of rest or relief. b) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death. 2. verb /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt,ˈɹɛspɪt/ …

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