renunciation
renunciation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The formal rejection, abandonment, or surrender of a claim, right, belief, title, or possession.
"The treaty required a formal renunciation of all territorial claims over the disputed islands."
The voluntary practice of self-denial or the giving up of worldly pleasures and material possessions, especially for spiritual or religious reasons.
"The monastic order emphasized a life of quiet contemplation and the renunciation of material wealth."
• Rhymes for renunciation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French renonciacion or directly from Late Latin renuntiationem, a noun of action from Latin renuntiare ('to bring back word, protest against, or renounce'), formed from re- ('against' or 'back') and nuntiare ('to report or announce').
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