renounce
verb (used with object)
to give up or put aside voluntarily.
renouncer
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a word derived from
renounce.
Example Sentences
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Although Roy is by no means a Gandhian renouncer of worldly goods, a good percentage of her royalties have funded causes she describes as "edgy", but is reluctant to name.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2011
He received valuable presents, which he distributed to the poor, who acclaimed him as 'Zahed'—a renouncer of earthly pleasures.
From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Winston Churchill
But there seemed an absolute resolution formed to crush this acquaintance, and compel me to appear its wilful renouncer.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Fanny Burney
A person becomes a true renouncer by casting off every internal and external attachment, and not simply by abandoning home for dwelling in the woods.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
The renouncer that rigidly adheres to this mode of life, in which one is free to do all acts, has not to encounter ruin either here or hereafter.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
