renunciant

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renunciant

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From Latin renuntiāns, present participle of renuntiāre.

noun renunciants

  1. A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship. The stereotypical image of the Jain renunciant is a monk (or possibly nun) dutifully sweeping the ground gently before him with a small broom […].

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adjective more renunciant · most renunciant

  1. That renounces; renouncing.

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@misc{renunciant_2026,
  title = {renunciant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/renunciant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}