renunciate
Britishnoun
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Hinduism another word for sannyasi
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Christianity any religious devotee who renounces earthly pleasures and lives as an ascetic
Example Sentences
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The restitution process could be further complicated by the fact that Mr. Raniere has long presented himself to the world as a “renunciate” who shunned material possessions, and he may not have the means to pay whatever he is ordered to hand over.
From New York Times
In court papers filed in February, Maxwell had offered to renunciate her French and British citizenships.
From Fox News
State Department, an American has to appear in person before a diplomatic officer in a foreign country and sign an oath to formally renunciate his or her citizenship.
From Time
She had moved back into the shadow, where mothers sit with kind eyes that no one gazes into, and sweet mouths that no one kisses, and white hands that bless and renunciate.
From Project Gutenberg
However, I was not called upon to renunciate anything.
From Project Gutenberg
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