renunciation
2
8.2
- noun
- /rɪˈnʌnʃiˌeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
renuncia
- In his pocket is the document signed by the king, announcing his renunciation to his 500 million subjects throughout the world.
- renunciation of claims
- renunciation of nuclear weapons
Examples
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His formal renunciation of all claims to the estate allowed the family to move forward with their plans.
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Canada does not require the renunciation of another citizenship; we have not required that for twenty-five years.
Academic text (2000) -
There is no need for a renunciation of, or a wholesale retreat from, this principle.
Academic text (1991) -
Nothing in the Treaty shall be interpreted as a renunciation.
Academic text (2008) -
There must be no exchange of money in the renunciation of his parental rights, or it could later be declared invalid.
Fiction book (1991) -
But he combines this with a forthright renunciation of any claim to earthly sovereignty:
Academic text (1999) -
But the renunciation announced in the 1951 "Statement" is specifically a renunciation of an overarching unity in a "great smashup."
Academic text (2007) -
Each party recognized the other's sovereignty, so the pact hinged on the pope's renunciation of temporal claims outside the boundaries of the Vatican walls.
Academic text (2006) -
Israelis welcomed his unambiguous renunciation of all violence, but Abbas' approach was not universally embraced by all Palestinians.
Academic text (2011) -
How could consciousness of finality and its products—humility, renunciation, assessment of the truly important—be communicated from one generation to another?
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
12
9.9
A decision to stop believing in a religion or a cause you once followed
6
5.9
Giving up ownership of property with no plan to take it back
5
8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
4
9.9
To give up a belief for moral or religious reasons
1
8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
1
9.0
To give up land, rights, or property by a formal agreement
1
8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
1
7.7
Giving up a right, job, or thing you own
The act of giving up a right or claim in public
An official public rejection of a belief or earlier statement
Giving up something you could have, like a right or pleasure
Refusing to accept someone or something as your own
The act of refusing to accept someone as part of your family
Giving up your own wants and needs to help other people
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Etymology
Renunciation comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and nuntiare 'to announce', the same root as announce. It originally meant making a public statement that you give something up, so a renunciation is a formal way to say you no longer claim a right, possession, or role.