abjuration
- noun
- /ˌæb.dʒʊˈreɪ.ʃən/
- Formal
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abjuración
- Anna's knowledge, derived from months of interpersonal contact with the Siamese, results from her abjuration of the abstract and scholarly world of facts, texts, and maps, which the film codes as misleading if not false.
Examples
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The priest accepted his abjuration of heretical beliefs during the ceremony.
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A bound spirit cannot be driven away with exorcism or abjuration like an ordinary liminal spirit can.
Blog text (2) -
Couple of abjurations in Nairobi.
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Just as well to keep moving on, he figures, and to that purpose he gives his mustang a dig in the flanks, but the horse drops its head in solemn abjuration, inclined, it seems, to go no further.
Fiction book (2000) -
And of course, my trainbound reflections on Prospero's abjuration didn't help, however firmly (and rightly) I deemed them inappropriate.
Academic text (1997) -
After much reflection, his abjuration of the controversial stance shocked his supporters.
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Her abjuration of the false claims was a pivotal moment in the investigation.
Synonyms
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6.0
An official statement saying that something written or said before was wrong
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9.9
A decision to stop believing in a religion or a cause you once followed
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8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
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9.9
To give up a belief for moral or religious reasons
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8.9
An official act of rejecting a belief, faith, or way of life
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8.1
A public statement saying you have no knowledge of or connection to something
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9.0
A public statement saying you no longer believe something you said before
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8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
A statement saying that something is not true or not valid
Antonyms
How Firm
- Formal
- Formal
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- Formal
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word abjuration comes from the Latin parts ab- meaning 'away' and jurare meaning 'to swear', the same root as in perjury. So an abjuration is a formal 'swearing away' of a belief, a public rejection of what you once said.