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renunciatory

renunciatory

9.1
Showing that someone gives up a right or possession
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈnʌnʃəˌtɔri/
  • Formal
translation icon : renunciatorio
  • On the other hand, his prescription - renunciatory ecological fascism - is yet another example of the primly dour puritanism of Paul Ehrlich and so many others - the truest heirs.

Examples

  • This deeply unnatural renunciatory stance—which Weil describes as the decision to "look at" an object (or person), rather than attempting to "eat" it (her)—is the first stage of the moral life.

    Academic text (2001)

  • As for "renunciatory ecological fascism" - well, I thought better of you.

    Blog text (25)

  • This renunciatory stance also begs the fundamental question: To what purpose and why, then, should we be allowed to train students?

    Academic text (1998)

  • Conrad is closer to the mark than Laskowski when he refers to Brooke's adventure as his "renunciatory journey, traveling through civilization to bid it farewell" (88).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Her renunciatory choice to leave her corporate job and pursue a life of simplicity surprised everyone.

  • The monk's renunciatory lifestyle emphasizes self-denial and the rejection of material possessions.

  • After much contemplation, he embraced a renunciatory philosophy, choosing to live a life of minimalism.

Synonyms

renunciative
vsrenunciatory
  • Formal
9.9

Giving up personal pleasures and comforts for a simple life

is more general and applies to giving up or rejecting anything
renunciant
vsrenunciatory
  • Formal
9.9

Giving up comfort and possessions for moral or religious reasons

is broader and covers giving up in contexts beyond moral or religious practice
repudiative
vsrenunciatory
  • Formal
9.9

Showing strong refusal, especially in a formal statement

is about giving up or quitting rather than formal denial

Antonyms

affirmative
  • Formal
14 4.4

A word or statement that shows agreement, like yes

accepting
3.6

Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them

How Self-Denying

renunciatory
  • Formal
9.1
self-denying
1 7.0
indulgent
36 6.1

Surface Forms

renunciatory positive

Morphology

renunciatory = renounce (transparent) = renounce + ory

The adjective 'renunciatory' is transparently formed by adding the suffix '-ory' to 'renounce', indicating a relation to the act of renouncing.

Etymology

Renunciatory comes from renounce, which is related to common words like announce and pronounce that are about 'saying' or 'declaring'. So a renunciatory statement is one that openly 'says' you will 'give up' something.