renunciation
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renunciation
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From Latin renūntiātiō. Compare renounce.
noun renunciations
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The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
Similar: nonapproval, rejection, annulment, invalidation, abnegation, declination, denial, turndown, disapproval, dissension, nonassent, nonconsent
- The resignation of an ecclesiastical office. The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.
- The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.
- In the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the Devil and all his works.
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noun the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid
| 日本語 | 放棄 hōki, 棄却 kikyaku |
|---|---|
| Français | renonciation |
| Italiano | rinuncia, privazione |
| Ελληνικά | απάρνηση apárnisi, αποκύρηξη apokýrixi |
| Русский | отка́з otkáz, отрече́ние otrečénije |
noun the resignation of an ecclesiastical office
| Italiano | abdicazione, abiura |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αποκύρηξη apokýrixi |
| Русский | отреше́ние otrešénije, отрече́ние otrečénije |
noun the act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another
| Italiano | abbandono |
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