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Renunciation

Renunciation Meaning & Definition
Renunciation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Renunciation?

[n] the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
[n] rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
[n] an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
[n] the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Renunciation: apostasy | defection | forgoing | forswearing | renouncement | repudiation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Renunciation:

See Also | abnegation | denial | disclaimer | disowning | disownment | forsaking | giving up | rejection | rejection | rejection | relinquishing | relinquishment | resignation | self-abnegation | self-denial | self-renunciation

Renunciation In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*nun`ci*a"tion\ (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See {Renounce}.] 1. The act of renouncing. 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.

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