renunciation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.1.2 See also 1.1.3 Translations 1.1.4 External links

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renunciation (plural renunciations)

1. the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid

   The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.

2. the resignation of an ecclesiastical office

   The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.

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• renouncement

[edit] See also

• abjurement
• repudiation

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[edit] External links

• renunciation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• renunciation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911