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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abandonment, repudiation, denial, disavowal, forgoing.

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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

rent-seeking, rent-stabilized, rent strike, rent table, renunciate, renunciation, renversé, renvoi, Renwick, reo, reoccupy

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How to use renunciation in a sentence

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
Nor did the future appear any more in a rainbow glory, since he realised that it would bring renunciation as well as joy.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
That renunciation was therefore a nullity; and no swearing, no signing, no sealing, could turn that nullity into a reality.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

That happiness now requires my renunciation in behalf of my very dear eldest son, Charles Louis, prince of the Asturias.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
It is somewhat self-regarding certainly, in spite of the incessant renunciation and sacrifice.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
Nothing requires more moral courage than the renunciation of a popular and generally received religious belief.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord

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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