renunciation
27 02 2008Nouns
1. (n.) renunciation, repudiation;
- rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid;
- “Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated”;
2. (n.) apostasy, defection, renunciation;
- the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes);
3. (n.) renouncement, renunciation;
- an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned;
4. (n.) forgoing, forswearing, renunciation;
- the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.);
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