Definition of Renunciation. Meaning of Renunciation. Synonyms of Renunciation

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Definition of Renunciation

Renunciation
Renunciation Re*nun`ci*a"tion (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.] 1. The act of renouncing. 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.

Meaning of Renunciation from wikipedia

- Renunciation (or renouncing) is the act of rejecting something, particularly something that the renunciant has previously enjo**** or endorsed. In religion...
- The Great Renunciation or Great Departure (Sanskrit: mahābhiniṣkramaṇa; Pali: mahābhinikkhamana) is the traditional term for the departure of Gautama Buddha...
- A papal renunciation (Latin: renuntiatio), also called a papal abdication, occurs when the current pope of the Catholic Church voluntarily resigns his...
- Renunciation of citizenship is the voluntary loss of citizenship. It is the opposite of naturalization, whereby a person voluntarily obtains citizenship...
- The Great Male Renunciation (French: Grande Renonciation masculine) is the historical phenomenon at the end of the 18th century in which wealthy men of...
- citizenship. Renunciation of United States citizenship is a legal term encomp****ing two of those acts: swearing an oath of renunciation at a U.S. emb****y...
- Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris – officially the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy – is a 1928 international...
- The Renunciation is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company...
- lives to spiritual pursuits. Sannyasa, a form of asceticism marked by renunciation of material desires and prejudices, is characterized by a state of disinterest...
-  'defection, revolt') is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader...