renunciation

[ ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]
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noun
  1. 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.

Origin of renunciation

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin renūnciātiōn- (stem of renūnciātiō) proclamation, equivalent to renūnciāt(us) (past participle of renūntiāre to renounce) + -iōn--ion

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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-/, adjective
  • non·re·nun·ci·a·tion, noun
  • un·re·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective
  • un·re·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for renunciation

renunciation

/ (rɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of renouncing

  2. a formal declaration renouncing something

  1. stock exchange the surrender to another of the rights to buy new shares in a rights issue

Origin of renunciation

1
C14: from Latin renunciātiō a declaration, from renuntiāre to report, renounce

Derived forms of renunciation

  • renunciative or renunciatory, adjective

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