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re·nun·ci·a·tion  (r-nns-shn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of renouncing: the renunciation of all earthly pleasures.
2. A declaration in which something is renounced.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman renunciacion, from Latin renntiti, renntitin-, from renntitus, past participle of renntire, to renounce; see renounce.]

re·nunci·ative, re·nunci·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.

renunciation
Noun
1. the act or an instance of renouncing
2. a formal declaration renouncing something

Renunciation
the formal act by a regent of resigning from his position.
the act of renouncing upon oath, such as an alien applying for citizenship renouncing allegiance to a former country of nationality.
the process of abandoning one’s native land or of being exiled. — expatriate, n., adj., v.
recusancy. — recusant, adj.
resistance to authority or refusal to conform, especially in religious matters, used of English Catholics who refuse to attend the services of the Church of England. Also recusance.recusant, n., adj.
1. the act or process of subterfuge or evasion.
2. the abandoning of a cause or belief; apostasy. — tergiversator, n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.renunciationrenunciation - rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
rejection - the speech act of rejecting
disclaimer - (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
disowning, disownment - refusal to acknowledge as one's own
2.renunciation - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
rejection - the state of being rejected
3.renunciation - an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
resignation - the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
relinquishing, relinquishment - a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
4.renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"
forsaking, giving up - the act of forsaking
self-abnegation, self-renunciation, abnegation, self-denial, denial - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

renunciation
Translations
renunciation [rɪnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] nrenuncia

renunciation [rɪnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] nrenonciation f (= self-denial); renoncement m

renunciation [rɪnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] nVerzicht m;
(of belief) → Aufgabe f;
(self-denial) → Selbstverleugnung f

renunciation [rɪnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] nrinnegamento (= self-denial); rinunzia

renunciation renounce


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One was the renunciation of his old life, of his utterly useless education.
But he had not moral courage enough to contemplate that active renunciation of Nancy as possible for him: he had only conscience and heart enough to make him for ever uneasy under the weakness that forbade the renunciation.
Is not renunciation the beginning and the end of wisdom?
 
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