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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Nearby words

renter, rentes, rentier, renton, renunciate, renunciation, renunciatory, renversé, renvoi, renwick, renwick, james

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

SYNONYMS FOR renunciation

abandonment, repudiation, denial, disavowal, forgoing.

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Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for renunciation

Eight years ago, I researched the renunciation and repudiation of the Eagle rank, but I never followed through.
The Eagle Scouts and Boy Scouts of America’s Antigay Policy|Naka Nathaniel|June 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now deeply bitter, he sees this renunciation as “his last opportunity to be a man of integrity.”
Philip Roth's Extreme Novel|Morris Dickstein|October 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Luther's opposition to the peasants was his renunciation of the ephemeral favour of the people.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
How harsh, how unreasonable would Christianity be if it exacted from man the renunciation of earthly riches!
The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach

With a heavy sense of bitterness and renunciation he moved slowly forward.
The Masquerader|Katherine Cecil Thurston
Sympathy with their happiness, he added, should cheer his own life of renunciation.
A Noble Name|Claire Von Glmer
Strong moral power is produced by exercise, by endurance, renunciation, rather than by gratification.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur

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

renunciative or renunciatory, adjective

Word Origin for renunciation

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

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