Definition of lief

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Lief (adv.) Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief go as not..

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Irrelievable :: Irrelievable (a.) Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless.
Demonism :: Demonism (n.) The belief in demons or false gods.
Bidale :: Bidale (n.) An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief..
Fabulous :: Fabulous (a.) Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price..
Sect :: Sect (n.) Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party..
Misbelief :: Misbelief (n.) Erroneous or false belief.
Evolutionism :: Evolutionism (n.) The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See Evolution, 6 and 7..
Likely :: Likely (a.) Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story..
Leef :: Leef (a. & adv.) See Lief.
Need :: Need (n.) To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief..
Mezzo-rilievo :: Mezzo-rilievo (n.) A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief..
Evidence :: Evidence (n.) That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement..
Stercoranist :: Stercoranism (n.) The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists.
Stian :: Stiacciato (n.) The lowest relief, -- often used in Italian sculpture of the 15th and 16th centuries..
Believing :: Believing (a.) That believes; having belief.
Polytype :: Polytype (n.) A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief..
Reprieve :: Reprieve (n.) Interval of ease or relief; respite.
Relief :: Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.
Probable :: Probable (a.) Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption..
Chemitype :: Chemitype (n.) One of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press..
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