abjuration

æbˌdʒʊəˈreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of abjuration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ritual

Dated

formal rejection of a belief, often in religion or law

Dated

His abjuration of his former faith was witnessed by many.

apostasy

recantation

renunciation

legal

Dated

disavowal of a previous assertion

Dated

His abjuration of earlier claims was noted by everyone.

recantation

retraction

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Origin of abjuration

Latin, abjurare (to deny on oath)

Examples of abjuration in a sentence

An abjuration was recorded in the parish register.
Her abjuration of the group's beliefs surprised everyone.
The abjuration of his former views was unexpected.

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French:abjuration, renonciation, ...
German:Abschwörung, Widerruf, ...
Italian:abiura, ...
Spanish:abjuración, renuncia, ...
Portuguese:abjuração, renúncia, ...
Chinese:弃绝, 否认, ...
Japanese:宣誓放棄, 放棄, ...
Arabic:إِنْكَار, تَنَصُّل, ...
Hebrew:בִּטּוּל, הִתְכַּחֲשׁוּת, ...
Russian:отречение, ...
Ukrainian:відречення, зречення, ...
Hindi:अस्वीकार, त्याग, ...
Bengali:শপথপূর্বক পরিত্যাগ, অস্বীকৃতি, ...
Catalan:abjuració, abjurament, ...
Czech:odvolání, zřeknutí, ...
Danish:afsværgelse, afsagt løfte, ...
Dutch:afzwering, ontkenning, ...
Greek:αποκήρυξη, αποποίηση, ...
Hungarian:megtagadás, elhatárolódás, ...
Khmer:ការបោះបង់ជំនឿជាផ្លូវការ, ការបដិសេធចោល, ...
Korean:포기 선언, 주장 철회, ...
Persian:انکار, رد, ...
Polish:abjuracja, odwołanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):abjuração, retratação, ...
Romanian:abjurare, ...
Swedish:avsvärjelse, förnekelse, ...
Thai:การปฏิเสธศรัทธาอย่างเป็นทางการ, การปฏิเสธคำยืนยัน, ...
Turkish:inkâr, vazgeçme, ...
Vietnamese:sự từ chối, sự từ bỏ, ...

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Definition of abjuration - Reverso English Dictionary

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