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renunciation

[ ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]

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.

    Synonyms: disavowal, denial, repudiation, abandonment



renunciation

/ rɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of renouncing
  2. a formal declaration renouncing something
  3. stock exchange the surrender to another of the rights to buy new shares in a rights issue


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Derived Forms

  • reˈnunciative, adjective

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Other Words From

  • re·nunci·ative re·nun·ci·a·to·ry [ri-, nuhn, -see-, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-, uh, -], 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of renunciation1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of renunciation1

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

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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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