renunciation
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, other
VERB + RENUNCIATION
demands, predicted, require, requires
RENUNCIATION + NOUN
citizenships, occasion, treaty
PREP.
on
Definitions
noun
The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
The life of the spirit demands readiness for renunciation when the occasion arises […].
The resignation of an ecclesiastical office.
The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.
The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.
In the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the Devil and all his works.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of renouncing
- forgoing
- forswearing
noun — rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
- repudiation
noun — an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surre
- renouncement
noun — the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your
- apostasy
- defection
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
WiktionaryThe life of the spirit demands readiness for renunciation when the occasion arises […].
WiktionaryThe bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.
WiktionaryCitizenship in this country does not require the renunciation of other citizenships.
Tatoeba · #10559222Induction to our society requires the renunciation of all other allegiances, including to one's country and family.
Tatoeba · #10888588Jesus predicted Peter's renunciation of him.
Tatoeba · #11514323