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   Re·nun·ci·a·tion

   /rəˌnənsēˈāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action: "a renunciation of violence" Similar abstention fromrefraining fromgoing withoutdoing withoutgiving up ofeschewal ofrejection ofrepudiationrejectionabandonmentforsakingforswearingdisavowaldenialrare:abjuration
   • ▪ a document expressing renunciation.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin renuntiatio(n-), from Latin renuntiare ‘protest against’ (see renounce).

   Derivatives

   • 1. renunciant noun
   • 2. renunciative adjective
   • 3. renunciatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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