renunciation

[ ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]
/ rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /
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noun

an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.

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Origin of renunciation

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin renūnciātiōn- (stem of renūnciātiō) proclamation, equivalent to renūnciāt(us) (past participle of renūntiāre to renounce) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM renunciation

re·nun·ci·a·tive, re·nun·ci·a·to·ry [ri-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-uh-] /rɪˈnʌn si əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ʃi ə-/, adjectivenon·re·nun·ci·a·tion, nounun·re·nun·ci·a·tive, adjectiveun·re·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby renunciation

rente, renter, rentier, renton, renunciate, renunciation, renversé, renvoi, renwick, renée, reo
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Words related to renunciation

repudiation, disavowal, relinquishment, self-denial, abdication, abstention, repeal, resignation, remission, veto, sacrifice, refusal, abjuration, denial, rebuff, surrender, yielding, abnegation, cancellation, waiver

Example sentences from the Web for renunciation

British Dictionary definitions for renunciation

renunciation
/ (rɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of renouncing
a formal declaration renouncing something
stock exchange the surrender to another of the rights to buy new shares in a rights issue

Derived forms of renunciation

renunciative or renunciatory, adjective

Word Origin for renunciation

C14: from Latin renunciātiō a declaration, from renuntiāre to report, renounce
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