abjuration
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- First attested around 1439.
- From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”), from ab (“from, away from”) + iūrō (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”).
- Compare French abjuration.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA: /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈreɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈreɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊɹˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, X-SAMPA: /%{b.dZU."reI.S@n/, /%{b.dZ@."reI.S@n/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
abjuration (plural abjurations)
- A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.][1]
- The act of abjuring.
Derived terms[edit]
Shorthand[edit]
- (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - j - u - r - a - sh
- (Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - j - u - sh
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 5:
- abjuration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
abjurer + -ation, copying Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abjuration f (plural abjurations)
