Definitions for renunciation
rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi-re·nun·ci·a·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repudiation, renunciationnoun

   rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

   "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"

2. apostasy, renunciation, defectionnoun

   the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

3. renunciation, renouncementnoun

   an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

4. renunciation, forgoing, forswearingnoun

   the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. renunciationnoun

   the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid

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

2. renunciationnoun

   the resignation of an ecclesiastical office

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renunciationnoun

   The act of renouncing.

   Etymology: renunciatio, from renuncio, Lat.

   He that loves riches, can hardly believe the doctrine of poverty and renunciation of the world. Taylor.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renunciation

   Renunciation (or renouncing) is the act of rejecting something, especially if it is something that the renunciant has previously enjoyed or endorsed. In religion, renunciation often indicates an abandonment of pursuit of material comforts, in the interests of achieving spiritual enlightenment. It is highly practiced in Jainism and Hinduism. In Hinduism, the renounced order of life is sannyāsa; in Buddhism, the Pali word for "renunciation" is nekkhamma, conveying more specifically "giving up the world and leading a holy life" or "freedom from lust, craving and desires". See Sangha, Bhikkhu, Bhikkhuni, Śramaṇa. In Christianity, some denominations have a tradition of renunciation of the Devil. Renunciation of citizenship is the formal process by which a person voluntarily relinquishes the status of citizen of a specific country. A person can also renounce property, as when a person submits a disclaimer of interest in property that has been left to them in a will.

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1. renunciation

   Renunciation refers to the act of formally abandoning, rejecting or giving up something, such as a belief, claim, activity, or even a legal right, often by making a formal declaration. It can also refer to the rejection or refusal to accept something. This act is usually taken in order to remove oneself from certain responsibilities or to pursue a higher goal or purpose.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renunciationnoun

   the act of renouncing

2. Renunciationnoun

   formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renunciation

   re-nun-si-ā′shun, n. disowning: rejection: abandonment: (law) the legal 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.—n. Renun′ciance, renunciation.—adj. Renun′ciātory.—Renunciation of a lease, the surrender of a lease. [Renounce.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. renunciation

   The act of giving up your seat in a street-car to a pretty woman, and then purposely stepping on an old man's toes.

Matched Categories

1. • Rejection
   • Resignation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of renunciation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of renunciation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of renunciation in a Sentence

1. Whun Cheon:

   Kim Jong will never spell such words as' renunciation' or' elimination' of nukes, or returning to the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapons state.

2. Charles Cooley:

   When one has come to accept a certain course as duty he has a pleasant sense of relief and of lifted responsibility, even if the course involves pain and renunciation. It is like obedience to some external authority; any clear way, though it lead to death, is mentally preferable to the tangle of uncertainty.

3. Jean Jacques Rousseau:

   To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For he who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=renunciation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Renunciation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=renunciation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renunciation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renunciation
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=renunciation
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=renunciation