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Definition of Renouncement
1. Noun. An act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned.
Generic synonyms: Resignation
Specialized synonyms: Relinquishing, Relinquishment
Derivative terms: Renounce, Renounce, Renounce, Renounce
Definition of Renouncement
1. n. The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.
Definition of Renouncement
1. Noun. The act of renouncing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Renouncement
1. [n -S]
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Literary usage of Renouncement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wisdom and Destiny by Maurice Maeterlinck (1906)
"that has come in the wake of pride; fbi so long as renouncement be conscious,
... And he who is bent on renouncement had best, first of all, forswear the ..."
2. Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines by Henry John Roby (1902)
"... fr 70): and legacies to persons who were not capable, especially under the
lex Papia Poppaea, often failed altogether; see below, chap. XD renouncement ..."
3. Sonnets of this Century by William Sharp (1886)
"renouncement. I MUST not think of thee ; and, tired yet strong, I shun the love
that lurks in all delight— The love of thee—and in the blue Heaven's height. ..."
4. A Victorian Anthology, 1837-1895: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1895)
"renouncement I MUST not think of thee ; and, tired yet strong, I shun the thought
that lurks in all delight— The thought of thee — and in the blue Heaven's ..."
5. The Church Missionary Record by Church Missionary Society (1842)
"Mr. Robertson writes:— Ram Krishna's application for Instruction and Baptism,
and renouncement qf Idolatry. On the 1st of July 1840, ..."
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