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renunciation
[ ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]
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.
Synonyms: disavowal, denial, repudiation, abandonment
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
- reˈnunciative, adjective
Other Words From
- re·nunci·ative re·nun·ci·a·to·ry [ri-, nuhn, -see-, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-, uh, -], adjective
- nonre·nunci·ation noun
- unre·nunci·ative adjective
- unre·nunci·a·tory adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of renunciation1
Word History and Origins
Origin of renunciation1
Example Sentences
Eight years ago, I researched the renunciation and repudiation of the Eagle rank, but I never followed through.
Now deeply bitter, he sees this renunciation as “his last opportunity to be a man of integrity.”
Nor did the future appear any more in a rainbow glory, since he realised that it would bring renunciation as well as joy.
That renunciation was therefore a nullity; and no swearing, no signing, no sealing, could turn that nullity into a reality.
That happiness now requires my renunciation in behalf of my very dear eldest son, Charles Louis, prince of the Asturias.
It is somewhat self-regarding certainly, in spite of the incessant renunciation and sacrifice.
Nothing requires more moral courage than the renunciation of a popular and generally received religious belief.
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