relieved / removed
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removed from office
Describes the state of having been formally relieved or released from a duty, task, or office. It is often used in legal or official contexts.
Nach dem Skandal war der Minister seines Amtes enthoben.
After the scandal, the minister had been removed from office.
freed from
In a figurative or elevated sense, it means to stand above worldly or everyday things and not be touched by them.
Er fühlte sich aller irdischen Sorgen enthoben und genoss den Moment der Stille.
He felt freed from all earthly worries and enjoyed the moment of silence.
'Enthoben' (relieved/removed) is the past participle of the verb 'entheben' (to relieve/remove). The prefix 'ent-' here means 'away' or 'remove', and 'heben' means 'to lift'. Literally, someone is therefore 'lifted away' from their position.
Der Beamte wurde seines Postens enthoben.
The official was removed from his post.
This word is almost always used with a genitive object. This object describes the duty, office, or worry from which a person is freed. The structure is: '(einer Sache) enthoben sein' (to be relieved/freed of something).
Der Richter wurde seines Amtes enthoben.
The judge was removed from office.
In the meaning 'von einem Amt befreit' (relieved/removed from an office), 'enthoben' (relieved/removed) belongs to formal administrative and legal language. It would hardly be used in everyday speech.
Dem Geschäftsführer wurde mit sofortiger Wirkung die Verantwortung enthoben.
The managing director was relieved of responsibility with immediate effect.
The figurative meaning of standing above things is typical of elevated or poetic language. It describes a state of inner freedom and distance.
Nach der Meditation fühlte sie sich dem Alltagsstress enthoben.
After the meditation, she felt removed from everyday stress.
released / optional
Freigestellt means that someone does not have to perform their professional duties, often only for a certain period and while continuing to be paid. Enthoben, by contrast, refers to being formally relieved of a duty, task, or office and is especially suited to official announcements.
Die Schulleiterin wurde nach der Untersuchung ihres Amtes enthoben.
The principal was removed from office after the investigation.
Die Schulleiterin wurde bis zur Klärung von ihren Aufgaben freigestellt.
The principal was relieved of her duties until the matter had been clarified.
