Definitions for abjurationˌæb dʒəˈreɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•ju•ra•tionˌæb dʒəˈreɪ ʃən(n.)
the act of abjuring.
renunciation upon oath.
Origin of abjuration:
1505–15; < ML
Princeton's WordNet
retraction, abjuration, recantation(noun)
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Wiktionary
abjuration(Noun)
The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.
abjuration(Noun)
A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.
Origin: * First attested around 1439.
Webster Dictionary
Abjuration(noun)
the act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return
Abjuration(noun)
a solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy
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