renouncement (noun)

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• renouncement — renounce ► VERB 1) formally declare one s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession). 2) refuse to recognize any longer. 3) abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life). DERIVATIVES renounceable adjective renouncement noun renouncer noun …   English terms dictionary

• renouncement — noun The act of renouncing. His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proven unpopular, did not help his candidacy …   Wiktionary

• renouncement — noun see renounce …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• renouncement — noun an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned • Syn: ↑renunciation • Derivationally related forms: ↑renounce, ↑renounce (for: ↑renunciation) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• renounce — verb (renounced; renouncing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French renuncer, from Latin renuntiare, from re + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• renounce — verb 1》 formally declare one s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).     ↘Law refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee. 2》 refuse to recognize any longer. 3》 abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life) …   English new terms dictionary

• renounce — [c]/rəˈnaʊns / (say ruh nowns) verb (renounced, renouncing) –verb (t) 1. to give up or put aside voluntarily. 2. to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. 3. to repudiate; disown. –verb (i) 4. Cards a. to play a card of a different… …  

• renounce — ► VERB 1) formally declare one s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession). 2) refuse to recognize any longer. 3) abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life). DERIVATIVES renounceable adjective renouncement noun renouncer noun …   English terms dictionary

• renounceable — renounce ► VERB 1) formally declare one s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession). 2) refuse to recognize any longer. 3) abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life). DERIVATIVES renounceable adjective renouncement noun renouncer noun …   English terms dictionary

• renouncer — renounce ► VERB 1) formally declare one s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession). 2) refuse to recognize any longer. 3) abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life). DERIVATIVES renounceable adjective renouncement noun renouncer noun …   English terms dictionary

• renunciation — noun a) the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid The Presidents renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress. b) the resignation of an ecclesiastical office The bishops renunciation was on account of his ill health. See Also …   Wiktionary