renunciation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
noun the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
noun an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

From Latin renūntiātiō. Compare renounce.

The monastery is a renunciation. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
Don’t spoil it by renunciations. — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
A DUAL RENUNCIATION 203 XX. — Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter, Lawrence L. Lynch

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